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By Marc Lalonde \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A massive donation from a non-profit foundation will “breathe new life” into environmental legal challenges led by Indigenous people across the country, the director of the RAVEN foundation said Tuesday. The $2 million donation comes courtesy of the Krawczyk Family Foundation and will support those legal challenges by RAVEN, which stands for Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs. The organization raises funds for legal challenges brought by Indigenous communities when government or industry gets in the way of their responsibilities as stewards of their territories. “Supporting the inherent and constitutionally protected rights of Indigenous peoples is a powerful pathway towards reconciliation and environmental justice,” said RAVEN executive director Danielle Wilson, herself a member of the Tla-o-qui-aht Nation on Vancouver Island. “Governments and corporations… <\/p>\n

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By Marc Lalonde \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A massive donation from a non-profit foundation will “breathe new life” into environmental legal challenges led by Indigenous people across the country, the director of the RAVEN foundation said Tuesday. The $2 million donation comes courtesy of the Krawczyk Family Foundation and will support those legal challenges by RAVEN, which stands for Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs. The organization raises funds for legal challenges brought by Indigenous communities when government or industry gets in the way of their responsibilities as stewards of their territories. “Supporting the inherent and constitutionally protected rights of Indigenous peoples is a powerful pathway towards reconciliation and environmental justice,” said RAVEN executive director Danielle Wilson, herself a member of the Tla-o-qui-aht Nation on Vancouver Island. “Governments and corporations... <\/p>\n

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