Manitobans, Indigenous leaders watching closely as King Charles set to deliver throne speech – CBC

May 27, 2025

Leaders hope royal visit can be step forward in relations between Crown, Indigenous people

The head of the Assembly of First Nations says King Charles III’s first visit to Canada as king can work as a step in improving the relationship between Indigenous people and The Crown.

“Colonialism has always infringed on First Peoples and I think we have to reset that relationship and find a new way and find a way to respect each other more,” said Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who is from Pinaymootang First Nation in Manitoba’s Interlake, prior to a meeting with the King in Ottawa on Monday evening.