Chief Joe Alphonse is the man at the centre of the Tsilhqot’in Supreme Court decision.

The Tsilhqot’in Supreme Court decision is certain to have an impact on investment and resource development in the province.

Former BC Attorney General Geoff Plant says resource based companies will need to be nimble, creative and progressive enough to figure out how to work on a land base and take aboriginal interests seriously can still make money.

The Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation admits the landscape has changed. He's eager to put a positive response on the Supreme Court decision because he wants to send a signal that BC is still open for business.

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs opened his remarks saying, “Land claims are not for wimps.”