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Flag of the Métis Nation of Canada: A blue field with a white symbol of infinity charged in the centre: Unknown: Public domain (given year of creation) Pre-1816–present: Flag of the Métis Nation (Red Variant) A red field with a white symbol of infinity charged in the centre: Unknown: Public domain (given year of creation)
This is a list of the symbols of the provinces and territories of Canada. Each province and territory has a unique set of official symbols. Each province and territory has a unique set of official symbols.
Native Canadians was often used in Canada to differentiate this American term until the 1980s. [34] In contrast to the more-specific Aboriginal, one of the issues with the term native is its general applicability: in certain contexts, it could be used in reference to non-Indigenous peoples in regards to an individual place of origin / birth. [35]
The following is a partial list of First Nations peoples of Canada, organized by linguistic-cultural area. It only includes First Nations people, which by definition excludes Métis and Canadian Inuit groups. The areas used here are in accordance to those developed by the ethnologist and linguist Edward Sapir, and used by the Canadian Museum of ...
Modern symbols emphasize the country's geography, cold climate, lifestyles, and the Canadianization of traditional European and indigenous symbols. [3] A 2013 Statistics Canada survey found that more than 90% of those polled believed that the national flag and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms were the
The national flag of Canada (at left) being flown with the flags of the 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories. The Department of Canadian Heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags, including an order of precedence; these instructions are only conventional, however, and are generally intended to show respect for what are considered important symbols of the state or ...
Due to the history of Canada, heraldry in the country has incorporated indigenous symbols and elements. [57] The coat of arms of Nunavut , [ 50 ] for example, includes elements such as an inukshuk , a qulliq , and an igloo , all of which are references to the Inuit who live in the area, [ 58 ] [ 59 ] while the arms of the Canadian Heraldic ...
This list of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin contains Canadian places whose names originate from the words of the First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, collectively referred to as Indigenous Peoples. When possible, the original word or phrase used by Indigenous Peoples is included, along with its generally believed meaning.