RavenSpace is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people. RavenSpace is a digital publishing platform for media-rich, interactive publications, where Indigenous communities and authors can work together to share knowledge with readers everywhere. RavenSpace publishes "born-digital" resources that foreground Indigenous voices and engage with I
ndigenous communities. Founded by UBC Press, RavenSpace was created to improve the flows of knowledge and ideas across Indigenous and non-Indigenous spheres; to directly engage communities; and to harness tools to meet the expectations and needs of newer generations. RavenSpace challenges traditional publishing, stretching to make room for expertise in traditional knowledge as part of scholarly review. We focus on Indigenous Authors as part of Indigenous self-determination, and to preserve knowledge sovereignty. The RavenSpace platform makes full use of software tools and databases. Further, RavenSpace publications employ Traditional Knowledge labeling, advanced metadata indexing and UX innovations that improve Indigenous ownership of intellectual property, and respect for protocol in online spaces. RavenSpace embraces co-authorship and highlights voices often overlooked. As a digital publisher, RavenSpace provides many navigational pathways, contextualizes works with an array of links to related books and heritage materials. RavenSpace models a new way of thinking about how we share knowledge for scholars, publishers, and other creators everywhere. RavenSpace Publishing is located at UBC Press, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam/xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people. The land our offices are located on has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.
