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The '''coat of arms of the territory of Nunavut''' was granted by a warrant of [[Roméo LeBlanc]], [[Governor General of Canada]], dated 31 March 1999, one day before the territory of [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]] was created. The same document specified the [[flag of Nunavut]]. |
The '''coat of arms of the territory of Nunavut''' was granted by a warrant of [[Roméo LeBlanc]], [[Governor General of Canada]], dated 31 March 1999, one day before the territory of [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]] was created. The same document specified the [[flag of Nunavut]]. |
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== Overview == |
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The coat was designed in collaboration with [[Inuit]] elders, leaders, artists, groups, and the general population of the territory. Each symbol was chosen individually from the 800 submissions for the flag and coat of arms that were received. Five draft designs were created in collaboration between the heraldic artist at the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] and [[Andrew Qappik]], an Inuit artist from [[Pangnirtung, Nunavut|Pangnirtung]]. It is certainly one of the first coats of arms to include elements of Inuit symbolism in a traditional heraldic context. |
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The shield, presented on a [[roundel]] rather than the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] shape traditional in European [[heraldry]], is blue and gold, symbolizing the riches of the land. In chief is a representation of the [[midnight sun]] and of the [[North Star]], or ''Niqirtsuituk''. Below are a ''[[kudlik|qulliq]]'', a stone lamp representing the warmth of home and community, and an [[inukshuk]] (''inukhuk'', ''inuksuk''), a stone monument serving as a guidepost and a symbol of the territory. |
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The crest, an [[igloo]] (''iglu''), represents traditional life, survival, and the Nunavut government assembled in the [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut|legislature]]. It is ensigned with a [[Crown (heraldry)|crown]] representing [[The Crown|royal sovereignty]]. |
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The supporters, a [[Reindeer|caribou]] and [[narwhal]], represent sustenance and natural resources of the land and sea. They stand on a compartment with Arctic poppies, dwarf fireweed, and Arctic heather, alongside an iceberg at sea. |
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The motto, written in [[Inuktitut syllabics|Inuktitut syllabary]], is ''Nunavut Sannginivut'' (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ, or, Our Land, Our Strength). |
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The letters patent, too, are quite unique, having been presented in English, French, [[Inuktitut]], and [[Inuinnaqtun]]. |
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==Blazon== |
==Blazon== |
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Revision as of 01:27, 22 October 2011
| The Arms of Nunavut | |
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 Arms of the Commissioner | |
| Adopted | 1999 |
| Crest | On a wreath argent and azure an iglu affronty argent windowed Or and ensigned by the Royal Crown proper; |
| Torse | Argent and azure (white and blue) |
| Shield | On a circular shield: Or dexter a qulliq sable inflamed gules sinister an inuksuk azure on a chief also azure above five bezants in arc reversed issuant from the lower chief a mullet (Niqirtsuituq) Or |
| Supporters | dexter a caribou sinister a narwhal both proper |
| Compartment | dexter of land set with arctic poppies, dwarf fireweed and Arctic heather proper sinister ice floes argent set on barry wavy azure and argent |
| Motto | and for a Motto: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ, meaning "Nunavut Our Strength"; |
The coat of arms of the territory of Nunavut was granted by a warrant of Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada, dated 31 March 1999, one day before the territory of Nunavut, Canada was created. The same document specified the flag of Nunavut.
Blazon
Heraldic blazon describes the coat of arms of Nunavut as:
- On a circular shield: Or dexter a qulliq Sable inflamed Gules sinister an inuksuk Azure on a chief also Azure above five bezants in arc reversed issuant from the lower chief a mullet (Niqirtsuituq) Or;
- And for a Crest: On a wreath Argent and Azure an iglu affronty Argent windowed Or and ensigned by the Royal Crown proper;
- and for a Motto: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ, meaning "Nunavut Our Strength";
- and for Supporters: On a compartment dexter of Land set with Arctic poppies, dwarf fireweed and Arctic heather proper sinister ice floes Argent set on barry wavy Azure and Argent dexter a caribou sinister a narwhal both proper.
See also
- List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
- Symbols of Nunavut
- Coat of arms of the Northern Territory, for an Australian example of territorial arms reposing heavily on indigenous imagery