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The Northwest Territories, one of Canada's territories, has established several territorial symbols.[1]
Symbols
Symbol | Image | Adopted | Remarks | |
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Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Northwest Territories | February 24, 1956[1] | Granted by royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II. | |
Flag | Flag of Northwest Territories | January 1969[1] | Adopted by the Council of the Northwest Territories, designed by Robert Bessant. | |
Shield of arms | Shield of arms of Northwest Territories | February 24, 1956 | Granted with other elements of the coat of arms | |
Seal | The Seal of the Northwest Territories | November 29, 1956[1] | The Seal of the Northwest Territories consists of the coat of arms of the NWT encircled by the words, "The Seal of the Northwest Territories." | |
Mace | The Mace of Northwest Territories | January 2000[1] | It is the symbol of the Authority of the Legislative Assembly. It is a ceremonial staff carried by the Sergeant-at-Arms into the Chamber. | |
Flower | Mountain avens Dryas octopetala |
June 1957[1] | It grows abundantly in the eastern and central Arctic, as well as in parts of the Mackenzie River | |
Bird | Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus |
1990[1] | They are found throughout the tundra, including all the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. | |
Tree | Tamarack larch Larix laricina |
September 9, 1999[1] | Replaced the jack pine as territorial tree in 1999. | |
Fish | Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus |
September 9, 1999[1] | Found in various habitats in the Northwest Territories. | |
Mineral | Gold | May 1981[1] | Gold has played a major role in the development the Northwest Territories. | |
Gemstone | Diamond | September 9, 1999[1] | The first Canadian diamond mine was opened in the Northwest Territories. | |
Tartan | White, green, yellow, red and blues | 1961 due to the efforts of the Edmonton Rehabilitation Society for the Handicapped. | The tartan is registered at the Court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland | |
Territorial Symbol | Polar bear |
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