Flags of the Indigenous nations of Canada
The following are flags used by Indigenous nations of Canada.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Anishinaabek | A black pictographic thunderbird on a white field | |
| Unknown–present | Simplified flag of the Atikamekw | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Haida Nation | A red field with an eagle and raven headed bird, surrounded by a circlet, charged in the centre | |
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Innu Nation | Horizontal bands of teal, white and light blue, within the blue sits a centre snowshoe flanked by reindeer skulls on both sides | |
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Secwepemc Nation | Flag features 17 feathers representing the 17 bands in the Secwépemc Nation. The feathers are mostly black, with a white portion in the middle. The white portion signifies those communities which were wiped out by disease and other trauma following contact | |
| 2019–present | Flag of the Musqueam people | A white Canadian pale on a teal field, with an arrowhead in the centre depicting a salmon leaping above a net | |
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Mi'kmaq Nation Grand Council | A white field with a red Latin cross and a red star and moon in the left quadrants; white denotes purity of creation, the red cross represents mankind and infinity, the sun and moon the forces of day and night,[1] the flag is meant to be displayed hanging vertically as shown here[2] | |
| 1980s–present | Flag of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy | A mauve field party per fess by a band of white squares joined and a stylized white "Tree of Peace" charged in the centre; design is adapted from the Hiawatha wampum belt, each element represents an original nation in the confederacy | |
| –present | Flag of the Gwichʼin | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Matimekush Band | A vertical tricolour triband of chartreuse, white, green with the coat of arms of the Matimekush Lac John Band charged in the Canadian pale | |
| Mid-1980s–present | Flag of the Natuaqanek Band | A red field with yellow left and right borders, a quartered roundel charged in the centre[1] | |
| Unknown–present | Flag of Ĩyãħé Nakón Mąkóce (Stoney Nakoda) | Stoney Nakoda flag | |
| 2005–present | Flag of the Ktunaxa Nation | Flag features a golden feathered staff on a brown field | |
| 1980–present | Flag of the Nlaka'pamux Nation | Circle wreath of Nlaka'pamux pictographs set on a grey field | |
| 2010–present | Flag of the Ojibwe | A blue and a brown block, with a symbol. | |
| 2012–present | Flag of Deisleen Ḵwáan, Lingít Aaní | Horizontally striped, red-white-red, 1–3–1, with five totems or emblems in the centre, from left to right: Kùkhhittàn (Raven Children), Ishklitàn (Frog), Yanyèdi (Wolf), Sèshitàn (Beaver), Dakhlʼawèdi (Eagle) | |
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Tahltan Nation | Flag of Tahltan Kolīne representing the two clans: Crow (or Tseskʼiya) and Wolf (or Chʼioyone) | |
| 2001–present | Flag of the Nisg̱aʼa Nation | A vertical tricolour triband of black, white, and sanguine with the badge of the Nisga'a Nation,[3] surrounded by black and sanguine ovals, charged in the Canadian pale[4] | |
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Nuxalk Nation | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Tłı̨chǫ | A dark blue flag with thin centered horizontal white wavy stripe overlapping the bottom of a yellow sun disc with background-color fimbriation showing where these meet and four red teepees with white fimbriation and poles set in a row on the bottom half; yellow upright five-pointed star on the upper fly. | |
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Haisla people | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Stʼatʼimc | ||
| Pre-1816–present | Flag of the Métis Nation of Canada | A blue field with a white symbol of infinity charged in the centre | |
| Pre-1816–present | Flag of the Métis Nation (Red Variant) | A red field with a white symbol of infinity charged in the centre | |
| 2014–present | Flag of the Shíshálh | A white background with a bird charged in the middle. |
Blackfoot
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Blackfoot Confederacy | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Kainai Nation | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Piikani Nation | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Siksika Nation | ||
Cree
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown–present | Flag of Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Alberta | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Bigstone Cree Nation, Alberta | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Cree Nation of Wemindji, Quebec | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Cree Nation of Nemaska, Quebec | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Driftpile First Nation, Alberta | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Enoch Cree Nation, Alberta | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of James Smith Cree Nation, Saskatchewan | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Kapawe'no First Nation, Alberta | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, Ontario | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Mikisew Cree First Nation, Northwest Territories | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Neskantaga First Nation, Ontario | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Ontario | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Manitoba | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Oujé-Bougoumou Cree Nation, Quebec | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Peguis First Nation, Manitoba | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of the Peepeekisis Cree Nation, Saskatchewan | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Manitoba | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Piapot First Nation, Saskatchewan | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Red Earth First Nation, Saskatchewan | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, Manitoba | ||
Inuit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–present | Flag of Nunatsiavut | A white field with a white, green, and blue inukshuk charged in the centre | |
| 2018–present | Flag of NunatuKavut | The flag features an ulu, a traditional Inuit knife used by women. Within the ulu image is a dog sled team, showing the importance of husky dogs, as well as a kudlik, a traditional seal oil lamp | |
| unofficial | Flag of Nunavik | ||
| Unknown–present | Flag of Inuvialuit | ||
References
- "Canada > Index of Pages > First Nations > Mikmaq". Flags of the World. ISSN 1712-9842. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Flags of the World". Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- Canadian Heraldic Authority. "The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada > Nisga'a Nation". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Canada > Index of Pages > First Nations > Nisga'a Nation". Flags of the World. ISSN 1712-9842. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
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