Canada's Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear a Native woman's claim that she suffered discrimination by being called "Kemosabe" in the workplace.

Dorothy Kateri Moore, a Mi'kmaq from Nova Scotia, said her boss and a co-worker used the word against her as a racial slur. She took her claim to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission after telling the workers that she considered the term offensive.

A panel appointed by the commission to look into the matter eventually found that no discrimination occurred. The commission took the case to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeals, which sided with the panel.

Get the Story:
Supreme Court rejects hearing 'Kemosabe' appeal (CBC 4/28)
Supreme Court of Canada Refuses To Hear Case (Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission 4/28)

Lower Court Decision:
Dorothy Kateri Moore v. Play It Again Sports et al. (October 2004)