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RAVEN is a charitable organization (with status both in Canada and the US) that provides financial resources to assist Aboriginal Nations within Canada in lawfully forcing industrial development to be reconciled with their traditional ways of life, and in a manner that addresses global warming or other ecological sustainability challenges.

Have you heard the buzz about the new Earth Week Festival??

It's not very often that you get to be at the start - the very origins - of something destined to be huge.  But RAVEN is getting that chance.  There's a new festival that is going to take the city of Victoria, BC by storm - and then the model could well be replicated in cities across...

Posted by Admin Thursday Feb 09, 2012 14:49
Categories: Environment , RAVEN General | Tags: Creatively United, donors, Earth Day, environment, First Nations, fund-raising
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Happy New Year... and thank you!

We are rocketing into 2012 - with court dates almost upon already, and things to plan for in the coming months.  Before things get too hectic, RAVEN would like to thank all its donors, supporters, friends, activists, and colleagues.  All our successes are because of you.  And we...

Posted by Sue Smitten Friday Jan 06, 2012 16:32
Categories: Beaver Lake Cree, Environment , Fish Lake, RAVEN General | Tags: Aboriginal, Alberta, Beaver Lake Cree, British Columbia, caribou, climate, donors, environment, First Nations, fish, gold, indigenous, law, mining, oil sands, Prosperity, SAGD, tar sands, Taseko, Tsilhqot'in, water, Xeni Gwet'in
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Kyoto Calling - or how it feels when your country drops out

As written for Climate Access: I remember exactly where I was when the news broke about John Lennon’s shooting and when the planes flew into the twin towers. And similarly, the announcement of Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Accord – heard while I chopped vegetables for...

Posted by Susan Smitten Thursday Dec 22, 2011 12:43
Categories: Climate Change, Environment | Tags: Beaver Lake Cree, climate, climate justice, environment, First Nations, Kyoto, oil sands, tar sands, water
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