MONTREAL — Chadwick Cowie says he’s feeling cautiously optimistic about King Charles III’s relationship with Canada’s Indigenous Peoples after meeting the monarch at a July garden party in Scotland.
Cowie, who was invited to attend as part of a delegation from the Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg — or Mississauga — Nation in Ontario, said that as 8,000 guests waited for the King's attention, Charles spent 15 minutes of the two-hour event talking to the Indigenous Canadians.
He said the meeting ended after the delegation offered Charles a wampum belt, similar to the one presented at the conclusion of the 1764 Treaty of Niagara, considered a foundational moment between First Nations and the Crown that reaffirmed peaceful relations between the two. For now at least, it appears that Canadian groups seeking an in-person visit with the King will have to travel to him.
While there have been recent visits to Canada by Princess Anne and Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, Harris said there’s a good chance that there will be fewer visits in the future, given Charles' preference for a smaller group of working royals, and the demands on his time. Arthur Milnes, a historian and political speechwriter, agrees that Charles has kept a relatively low profile in his first year. However, he believes the monarchy's connection to Canada is as strong as it ever was, noting the outpouring of affection after the queen's death, and Charles' decades of visits to Canada since the 1970s.
In May, Charles chose to meet a delegation of Canadian Indigenous leaders in London — only two days before his coronation — where they discussed reconciliation and the need to build a strong relationship between First Nations and the Crown.
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