Symbols of Nunavut facts for kids

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

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.
Motto	Nunavut Sannginivut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ ("Nunavut, our strength")		March 31, 1999	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Flag	Flag of Nunavut		April, 1999	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		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
Bird	Rock Ptarmigan (Aqilgiq, ᐊᕐᑭᒡᒋᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᓕᒃ) Lagopus mutus			Lives in Nunavut year round
Animal	Canadian Inuit Dog (Qimmiq1, ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) Canis Familiaris Borealis			Resident in the Arctic for at least 4000 years
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"

Great Seal

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