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Last week Chief Lance Haymond and Councillor Justin Roy, alongside members of the community delegation, travelled to Ottawa to take part in the Nuclear waste management forum, organized by the Assembly of First Nations.
At the forum, they spoke on Kebaowek First Nation’s ongoing efforts — including active litigation — to protect the Kichi Sibi, known today as the Ottawa River, from a proposed nuclear waste disposal facility at Chalk River Laboratories.
The Kichi Sibi is a sacred river that supports diverse ecosystems and provides drinking water to millions of people downstream in both Ontario and Quebec. The watershed is also home to important species, including moose, black bear, wolf, lake sturgeon, turtles and critical bat species. Kebaowek leaders have raised serious concerns about the long-term risks the project poses to the watershed and species at risk.
The future of nuclear waste management and Indigenous rights being upheld in Canada is still unfolding, but a resounding message rings clear: there is incredible solidarity across Turtle Island and with Kebaowek First Nation calling for free, prior, and informed consent when it comes to storing nuclear waste on Indigenous lands.
Show your support for Kebaowek First Nation by or donating to support their legal challenge at https://raventrust.com/campaigns/kebaowek/
05/25/2026
The Village Choir is a RAVEN Champion!
Choral Directors Oliver Swain and Claire Butterfield started The Village Choir in May 2019. Now, seven years later, there are about 200 people in The Village Choir ranging from 19 to 85 years old.
“Singing together is one of those things, like love, or any act of compassion or kindness, that shows us what our potential is as people together,” Oliver explains, “When we sing together, I think that we’re embodying the best of what it means to be human.”
The Village Choir’s impact on the community ripples outwards. They have concerts twice a year, and they take this opportunity to fundraise for the wider community. RAVEN has been lucky enough to be a recipient of their fundraising efforts twice now. On why they chose to support RAVEN’s work, both Claire and Oliver emphasize the importance of equity in the justice system, and how it doesn’t currently exist, and how they’ve seen examples of Indigenous-led litigation making a real impact for Indigenous rights over the past decade or so.
A big thank you to Claire, Oliver, and all the members of The Village Choir for their support!
Read the full blog post and get tickets to their next concert happening on May 30th at
It Takes A Village: The Village Choir is a RAVEN Champion - Raven Trust Every Tuesday, a group of people gathers among the curved pews of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian...
05/23/2026
Next week, Kebaowek First Nation leaders will travel to Ottawa to speak at the Assembly of First Nations Forum on Nuclear Waste Management, drawing national attention to one of the most significant Indigenous rights and environmental justice cases currently before the courts in Canada.
Chief Lance Haymond and Councillor Justin Roy, alongside members of the community delegation, will speak about their Nation’s ongoing efforts to protect the Kichi Sibi (Ottawa River), from a proposed nuclear waste disposal facility at Chalk River Laboratories.
“This is not only a First Nation issue,” Chief Lance Haymond has said. “It’s a human issue.”
Read the full blog post
Kebaowek First Nation Brings Landmark Indigenous Rights Case to AFN Nuclear Waste Forum - Raven Trust Next week, Kebaowek First Nation leaders will travel to Ottawa to speak at the Assembly of First Nations Forum on Nuclear Waste Management, drawing national attention to one of the most significant Indigenous rights and environmental justice cases currently before the courts in Canada. Chief Lance H...
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