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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

King Charles concerned about Alberta separatist movement, First Nation chief says

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King Charles III during an audience with Grand Chief Joey Pete on 11 March at Buckingham Palace in London. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

King Charles has expressed concern over a simmering separatist movement in western Canada, according to Indigenous leaders who met the head of state at Buckingham Palace.

Members of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations travelled to London from their territories in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan to raise the alarm over the secessionist movement, arguing that it ignores key agreements signed between First Nations and the crown nearly 150 years ago.

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