Manitoba Coat of Arms

Manitoba Coat of Arms

In 2001, students in Room 5-21 looked at the current Manitoba Coat of Arms and decided to make some changes. They decided we needed Aboriginal representation of the Coat of Arms.

The feather is used to make clothes or something that they put in their body and its good luck.

The two golden trees mean love and peace.

The native people get water from the lake.

The sun is their light to grow plants.

Marion

The symbol of the sun is when it rises over the world to grow plants.

The bear is one of the animals that represents families.

The sweet grass is beside the fire because you burn the sweet grass.

The dream catcher is to catch bad dreams and let the good dreams go.

People dance around the totem poles and the fire. They dance with the music of the Pow Wow Drum.
Alyssa

I chose the different animals because it represents the different families.

I chose the cross because it's a symbol of spirits.

I chose the sun because the sun was very important to the Natives.

I chose the tipi because that's what the Natives used for houses.

I chose the dream catcher because that's what the Natives used. Christina

In the left top corner- a sun because they needed heat, light, and plants to grow. An Aboriginal person playing the Pow Wow drum which represents how they sang ,danced ,and made music.

In the right top corner- a totem pole with carvings of animals which represents a family/ clan/ tribe.

On the bottom- an eagle trying to make peace with the earth. Some water to show how they drank water and caught fish. Also another sun (very very important.) Gina

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