In photos: His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh meets with Indigenous leaders at Massey College
![Indigenous Knowledge Keeper James Bird and the Duke of Edinburgh](/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-05/DZ6_2252-crop.jpeg?h=afdc3185&itok=3mxmMIL-)
Indigenous Knowledge Keeper James Bird, a PhD student at 香港六合彩资料's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, welcomes the Duke of Edinburgh to Massey College at the 香港六合彩资料 (all photos by Lisa Sakulensky)
Published: April 27, 2023
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh paid a visit to at the 香港六合彩资料 to engage members of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation in a dialogue about how his titular awards program could work to empower Indigenous youth.
Prince Edward, who became patron of the upon inheriting his late father鈥檚 title in March, is also the first member of the royal family to visit Massey鈥檚 since it received the designation in 2017.
It鈥檚 one of three Chapels Royal in Canada 鈥 and the only one with its own title in an Indigenous language: Gi-Chi-Twaa Gimaa Nini Mississauga Anishinaabek AName Amik, or the King鈥檚 Anishinaabek Sacred Place.
The event, organized by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell, was styled as a 鈥渃ouncil鈥 in tribute to the long tradition of similar meetings between Indigenous leaders and representatives of the Crown.
Photographer Lisa Sakulensky was there to capture the event:
![Nathalie Des Rosiers shakes the hand of Prince Edward](/sites/default/files/2023-05/DZ6_2063-crop_0.jpeg)
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![Elder Garry Sault of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation presides over an outdoor ceremony](/sites/default/files/2023-05/DZ6_2484-crop.jpeg)
![The Duke of Edinburgh sprinkles seeds of Chapel Royal Tobacco in soil](/sites/default/files/2023-05/DZ6_2581-crop.jpeg)
![Indigenous Knowledge Keeper James Bird](/sites/default/files/2023-05/DZ5_3898-crop.jpeg)
![Gimaa Stacey Laforme presents gifts to the Duke of Edinburgh](/sites/default/files/2023-05/DZ6_2757-crop.jpeg)
![Indigenous leaders and Crown representatives engage in a discussion](/sites/default/files/2023-05/DZ6_2875-crop.jpeg)
![Council participants pose for a group photo](/sites/default/files/2023-05/DZ6_2912-crop.jpeg)
![Anna Kennedy looks on as Prince Edward signs the 香港六合彩资料 Distinguished Visitors鈥 Guest Book](/sites/default/files/2023-05/DZ6_2937-crop.jpeg)
![Prince Edward chats with a group of students and Massey junior fellows](/sites/default/files/2023-05/DZ6_2987-crop.jpeg)