Alberta First Nations leaders say concerns about the province’s separatist movement were raised during a nearly hour-long meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

Grand Council Chief Joey Pete of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations was among a delegation of seven Indigenous leaders from Alberta and Saskatchewan who met privately with the King.

Pete, one of two Alberta chiefs in the group, said in an interview with CTV News from London that he came away encouraged by the conversation and felt his concerns were heard.