Request for First Nations Legal Defence Fundraising Support

Request for First Nations Legal Defence Fundraising Support 

Our mission is to raise legal defence funds to assist Indigenous Peoples who enforce their rights and title to protect their traditional territories and the natural environment. For your application to be considered, it must fall

Your application, once completed, will be reviewed by RAVEN's Advisory Committee, who will make a

recommendation to the RAVEN Board of Directors. The RAVEN Board of Directors will make the decision whether

RAVEN can and will support your application.

The RAVEN Advisory Committee will review your application based on the following criteria:

(a) alignment with RAVEN's mandate to support indigenous rights and governance, access to justice for indigenous peoples and protection of indigenous communities' environments;

(b) precedent value, meaning whether the case raises relatively new issues and the extent to which the case has the ability to advance indigenous and environmental law;

(c) feasibility: is there enough time for RAVEN to make a difference in the case, is there enough financial and community support from other sources to see the case through to completion;

(d) costs involved including your ability to contribute financially and with in-kind services, a spokesperson to assist with fundraising, partners in funding the case and the overall anticipated costs of the case to completion;

(e) clear evidence of community support for your case, including General Membership Resolutions, BCRs, petitions and other indicators of strong community support; and

(f) the ability of the case to build capacities within your community.

To be considered by RAVEN, the application must answer all of the questions below.

If yes, what is the date of Charitable Registration?

Along with your application via this form, please send the following documents to info@raventrust.com:

- Any submissions/petitions, relevant documents or news clippings highlighting the nature of public interest of this case (ie. interviews with media, etc

- Please attach any news clippings discussing how community life has been affected.

- Please attach any news clippings discussing the significance of the

- Lawyer letter: A signed statement of your lawyer's willingness to work on your case under certain terms and conditions. The letter must contain the following:

- For any litigation, a brief description of the legal issues and process (e.g. court or tribunal), along with an estimate of the likelihood of success, if known.

- Scope and timeline of the legal work to be performed under funds raised by

- A statement of the names and roles of all legal professionals working on the file.

- An estimate of the overall legal costs.

Note to Lawyer: If the nature of the project makes it difficult to estimate in advance the number of hours required, please indicate in your letter of support why.

Note to Partner: All information disclosed to RAVEN through the application process will be kept confidential.

If your request is accepted, we will collaborate on a Memorandum of Understanding setting out expectations between RAVEN and your nation. This is a non-binding agreement regarding communications and working arrangements that will help guide our partnership.

RAVEN may be unable to continue its support for your organization if the nature of your legal project changes or if the budget proves insufficient to complete your work. Wherever possible, please advise RAVEN in advance of any changes to your legal project or to the budget.

By signing your name below, the applicant or its authorized agent guarantees that all the information in this application is accurate, recognizes and accepts that any funds raised may be less than requested.