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King Charles can meet indigenous leaders before his coronation

OTTAWA –

Governor Mary Simon wants Indigenous leaders to meet King Charles to re-establish their relationship with the Crown, the head of state for the Council of First Nations said Monday.

Speaking to leaders gathered in Ottawa, RoseAnne Archibald said she regularly meets with Simon, the first native to hold the post of Governor-General, the King’s representative in Canada.

Archibald said Simon is “providing an opportunity for Indigenous leaders to meet King Charles ahead of his coronation in May.”

She did not disclose further details and Rideau Hall did not immediately request comment.

Simon, an Inuk leader, has said that promoting reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples is one of her top priorities.

On a recent trip to Finland to celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Canada, Simon brought indigenous leaders to build better relationships with the Sami, the indigenous peoples of Northern Europe. .

There have been questions about the role of the natives in the upcoming coronation of King Charles.

During a visit to Canada in May last year, months before Queen Elizabeth II’s death, he demonstrated an openness to listening to Indigenous peoples and confronting what he called the “dark sides and more difficult than of the past.”

At the time, Charles said he talked to Simon about the “important reconciliation process” in Canada.

He said he and his wife Camilla left the country with “heavy hearts” after meeting survivors of the residential school system and told the crowd in Yellowknife that he was deeply moved to hear about the their experience.

The crown has faced renewed calls to apologize for its role in colonialism and to abandon a set of papal bills used as the basis for the Doctrine of Discovery, as the Vatican did. recently.


This report by The Canadian Press was first published on April 3, 2023.



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