A private company, Glacier Resorts, proposed to construct a ski resort in the East Kootenays in an area the Ktunaxa Nation claims as part of its traditional territory. After consultation with the Ktunaxa and the Shuswap, the provincial minister approved the project. The Shuswap were satisfied with this decision, but the Ktunaxa were not because they thought the project would cause the Grizzly Bear Spirit, Ktawta Tuktutakʔis, to leave the region, thereby impairing an essential aspect of their spiritual beliefs. The Ktunaxa commenced an action for judicial review of the minister's decision, claiming inadequate consultation and violation of their freedom of religion under section 2(a) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Supreme Court decided that the minister's decision that the Crown's duty to consult had been met, as required by by section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 (see Haida Nation v. British Columbia, 2004), was reasonable. A majority of the Court also decided that the Ktunaxa's freedom of religion had not been violated because their freedom to hold and manifest their spiritual beliefs would not be impaired by the minister's decision.