Northwest Territories (NT)
Flag:
Ordinance of the Territorial Council assented to
January 1, 1969
Ordinance of the Territorial Council assented to
January 1, 1969
Arms:
Approved by Queen Elizabeth II, February 24, 1956
Approved by Queen Elizabeth II, February 24, 1956
Flower:
Emblems of the territories were officially adopted in 1957. For the Northwest Territories, the floral emblem is the creamy-white mountain avens (Dryas octopetala), which blooms in profusion for a short time each spring.
Emblems of the territories were officially adopted in 1957. For the Northwest Territories, the floral emblem is the creamy-white mountain avens (Dryas octopetala), which blooms in profusion for a short time each spring.
Other symbols:
The Northwest Territories tartan (registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland), the jack pine, the gyrfalcon and the native gold.