Symbols of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.^[1]

Symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan		September 16, 1986[2]	Coat of arms granted by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II
Motto	Multis e gentibus vires From many peoples, strength		1986	Granted with the coat of arms by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II
Shield of arms	Shield of Saskatchewan		August 25, 1906[3]	Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of King Edward VII
Provincial symbol	Saskatchewan's Wheat Sheaf		1977[4]	Used to identify government programs and organizations
Flag	Flag of Saskatchewan		1969[5]	Green for northern forests, gold for southern grain fields
The Great Seal	The Great Seal of Saskatchewan		May 7, 1991[6]	First Great Seal of Saskatchewan granted by royal warrant of King Edward VII on August 25, 1906, The Great Seal of Saskatchewan of 1991 was authorized by an Order-in-Council.
Bird	Sharp-tailed Grouse Pedioectes phasianellus jamesi		1945[7]	The Sharp-tailed Grouse lives year-round in Saskatchewan[8]
Tree	Paper Birch Betula papyrifera		1988[9]	Used as firewood, for plywood, and for construction of canoes[8]
Mineral	Potash		February 1996[10]	Was given official status by amendments to The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act in May 1997
Animal	White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus		2001[11]	First appeared in Saskatchewan coat of arms in 1986
Flower	Western red lily Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum		1941[12]	It is a protected species.
Grass	Needle-and-thread grass Hesperostipa comata		2001[13]	It was selected by a coalition of environmental, wildlife and agricultural organizations.
Sport	Curling		2001[14]	In Saskatchewan since the 1880s
Tartan	Gold, brown, green, red, yellow, white and black.		1961[15]	The provincial tartan was registered with the Court of Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland.
Dress Tartan of Saskatchewan	The original provincial tartan, with the off-white line becoming the background colour of the dress version.		1997[16]	Saskatchewan dress tartan was introduced for competitive highland dancers on the occasion of the Canadian Interprovincial Highland Dancing Championships.

References

1. Government of Saskatchewan. "Symbols of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
2. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Saskatchewan Coat of Arms". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
3. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
4. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Saskatchewan's Wheat Sheaf". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
5. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Flag of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
6. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "The Great Seals of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
7. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Bird". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
8. Comox School District. "Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-04-05.
9. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Tree". Retrieved 2008-04-05.
10. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Mineral". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
11. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Animal". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
12. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Flower". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
13. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Grass". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
14. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Curling — Official Sport of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
15. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Provincial Tartan of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
16. Government of Saskatchewan (June 2008). "Dress Tartan of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2008-06-01.