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. The coat of arms was designed by Andrew Qappik.[2]
Motto	Nunavut Sannginivut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ ("Nunavut, our strength")[3]		March 31, 1999	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Flag	Flag of Nunavut	Flag of Nunavut	April, 1999[4]	Featuring colours referring to the geography of Nunavut as well as Polaris; The North Star; this flag was designed by the same artist as the territory's coat of arms, Andrew Qappik.
Mace	The Mace of Nunavut	Mace of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut	March 30, 1999[5]	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	Purple Saxifrage		One of the first plants to flower in the Arctic spring[6]
Bird	Rock Ptarmigan (Aqilgiq, ᐊᕐᑭᒡᒋᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᓕᒃ) Lagopus mutus	Bird: Rock Ptarmigan		Lives in Nunavut year round[7]
Animal	Canadian Inuit Dog (Qimmiq^1, ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) Canis Familiaris Borealis	Canadian Inuit Dog		Resident in the Arctic for at least 4000 years[8]
Territorial symbol	Inuksuk (Inukhuk, ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, Inukshuk)	Inuksuk
License plate	Nunavut, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ			Standard North American rectangular plate

1. "Qimmiq" or "qimmik" is the Inuit language word for "dog"[9]

Great Seal

Like Yukon, Nunavut does not have an official Great Seal.

References

1. Government of Nunavut. "Symbols of Nunavut". Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
2. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Coat of Arms of Nunavut". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
3. The Coat of Arms of Nunavut
4. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Flag of Nunavut". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
5. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Mace of Nunavut". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
6. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Official Flower of Nunavut". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
7. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Official Bird of Nunavut". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
8. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Official Animal of Nunavut". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
9. Inuktitut Living Dictionary