By Austin Evans and Lynda Powless Writer It was not only history in the making when Six Nations’ own Royal Chapel of the Mohawks became the first Indigenous Chapel in Canada to receive its own Royal Coat-of-Arms, but a hope for more dialogue was sparked. Representatives from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC), in the spirit of reconciliation, met with Canon Paul Wright, Sub-Dean of Chapels royal U.K. and the King’s personal chaplain at the Onondaga Longhouse prior to the unveiling of the Coat-of-Arms Sunday (Sept 29,2024). The rare meeting resulted in the HCCC re-opening dialogue with the Crown. The surprise move was highlighted in a brief speech by HCCC representative Colin Martin during the unveiling. He said the HCCC had met with Canon Paul Wright. “We are in the…
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