FN's response to the ruling.
"Peter Grant, lawyer for the Ktunaxa Nation Council, called it "a very sad day" and said the justice system failed Indigenous people at the highest level.
"It is a tragedy that this judgment will be the last judgment on aboriginal issues of this chief justice, who has had a long legacy, and it's a travesty that the McLachlin court of the Supreme Court of Canada has ended its language on the rights of the Indigenous people of this country," he said. "Reconciliation now is not up to the courts, it's going to be up to us as Canadians."
Council chair Kathryn Teneese said the decision leads First Nations people to feel they are "less than" others in their rights and beliefs.
'We didn't fail'
"We feel that we didn't fail, it was others that failed to hear, and failed to really take into consideration, into account, all of the things and the tools that we have available to us today that could have allowed us to move forward toward reconciliation in this country."
"Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said the decision reflects a need for judges and legislators to more deeply understand traditions of First Nations people, who see ceremonies as inextricably linked to the land and water.
"It's a bit of a lack of awareness and understanding through the Supreme Court about that world view," he said."
Supreme Court ruling removes barrier for year-round ski resort on sacred First Nation land - Politics - CBC News
"We feel we did not fail" Well see, that's part of the problem right there. Fact is you did fail. You failed to prove your case. Accept the decision and move on. Reconciliation is about making one view or belief compatible with another. It is not about the imposition of those views or beliefs upon someone else.
"Peter Grant, lawyer for the Ktunaxa Nation Council, called it "a very sad day" and said the justice system failed Indigenous people at the highest level.
"It is a tragedy that this judgment will be the last judgment on aboriginal issues of this chief justice, who has had a long legacy, and it's a travesty that the McLachlin court of the Supreme Court of Canada has ended its language on the rights of the Indigenous people of this country," he said. "Reconciliation now is not up to the courts, it's going to be up to us as Canadians."
Council chair Kathryn Teneese said the decision leads First Nations people to feel they are "less than" others in their rights and beliefs.
'We didn't fail'
"We feel that we didn't fail, it was others that failed to hear, and failed to really take into consideration, into account, all of the things and the tools that we have available to us today that could have allowed us to move forward toward reconciliation in this country."
"Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said the decision reflects a need for judges and legislators to more deeply understand traditions of First Nations people, who see ceremonies as inextricably linked to the land and water.
"It's a bit of a lack of awareness and understanding through the Supreme Court about that world view," he said."
Supreme Court ruling removes barrier for year-round ski resort on sacred First Nation land - Politics - CBC News
"We feel we did not fail" Well see, that's part of the problem right there. Fact is you did fail. You failed to prove your case. Accept the decision and move on. Reconciliation is about making one view or belief compatible with another. It is not about the imposition of those views or beliefs upon someone else.
