Symbols of Nunavut

Nunavut is one of Canada's territories, and has established several territorial symbols.[1]

Symbols of nunavut

Symbol Image Adopted Remarks
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Nunavut
March 31, 1999 Contains symbols of the riches of land, sea and sky[2]
Motto Nunavut Sannginivut
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ ("Nunavut, Our land, our strength")		 March 31, 1999 Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Flag Flag of Nunavut
April, 1999[3]
Mace The Mace of Nunavut
March 30, 1999 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 Purple Saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia
One of the first plants to flower in the Arctic spring[4]
Bird Rock Ptarmigan
(Aqilgiq, ᐊᕐᑭᒡᒋᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᓕᒃ) Lagopus mutus
Lives in Nunavut year round[5]
Animal Canadian Inuit Dog
(Qimmiq1, ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) Canis Familiaris Borealis
Resident in the Arctic for at least 4000 years[6]
Territorial
Symbol		 Inuksuk
(Inukhuk, ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, Inukshuk)
License plate Nunavut, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Standard North American rectangular plate
  1. "Qimmiq" or "qimmik" is the Inuit language word for "dog"[7]

References

  1. ↑ Government of Nunavut. "Symbols of Nunavut". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  2. ↑ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Coat of Arms of Nunavut". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  3. ↑ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Flag of Nunavut". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  4. ↑ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Purple Saxifrage". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  5. ↑ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Rock Ptarmigan". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  6. ↑ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Canadian Inuit Dog". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  7. ↑ Inuktitut Living Dictionary


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