Several First Nation chiefs and leaders representing Treaty 6 will be headed to London next week for a meeting with King Charles III.
The meeting, comes after after an invitation from Treaty 6 leaders to King Charles to attend the upcoming 150th commemoration of Treaty 6.
The Crown instead extended an invitation for a 7 person delegation to travel to Buckingham Palace for a private audience with the king.
The plan would be to have the British Crown reaffirm the Treaty 6 relationship.
Among the delegation is Chief Larry Ahenakew of Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, Chief Edwin Ananas of Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation, Chief Darryl Watson of Mistawasis Nehiyawak, and Chief Cristine Longjohn of Sturgeon Lake First Nation.
The delegation will also feature Councillor Gary Laplante of Stoney Knoll First Nation, Grand Council Chief Joey Pete of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations, and Chief Desmond Bull of the Louis Bull Tribe.
“The aim of the delegation is to contribute to honouring Treaty 6 and the Treaties 1-11 bundle,” said Chief Daryl Watson of Mistawasis Nēhiyawak. “As a delegation, we do not seek to speak for all of Treaty 6, because each nation exercises its own sovereign, self-determining authority and voice.”
According to the delegation, they still plan to extend an invitation to King Charles III to attend the Treaty 6 celebration on August 23, 2026 at Fort Carlton.
The meeting with the king is set to take place on March 11.
The announcement of the visit sent out by the Office of the Treaty Commissioner is available here – 030626_Media Release_TREATY NO. 6 CHIEFS INVITED TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE AHEAD OF TREATY No. 6 150TH COMMEMORATION EVENT_