King Charles may trade crown for cowboy hat at Treaty 6 celebration

King Charles may soon be adding “honorary guest of Treaty 6” to his royal resume. 

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has extended an official invitation for the monarch to visit Saskatchewan next year to mark the 150th anniversary of the historic treaty.

FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron emphasised the significance of the invite. 

“Our ancestors signed Treaty with the British Crown,” he said. “So King Charles’ ancestors and our ancestors signed Treaty to guarantee that we would have inherent rights, treaty rights, that we as First Nation people will continue to exercise the way we lived off the land.”

Cameron also highlighted the ongoing importance of the treaties, noting that “many governments, for many decades, have slowly eroded and impacted our treaty rights. But we’re still here. 

We’re still maintaining our treaty position. And those are of international law, they’re not federal law, they’re not provincial law. They are international law.”

The FSIN is pulling out all the stops to ensure the monarch attends next year’s anniversary.

“Well, this time around we’re really starting well in advance,” Bobby said. 

“We’re getting political support from the AFN here in the region and even from different groups to try and make sure that the King Charles visit does happen at Treaty 6.”

King Charles is finally getting his long awaited Canadian royal handshake.