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What Flag Is That 08.09.21
Yukon. Formerly known as Yukon Territory. It is the least populated and westernmost province in Canada. In 1898 it split from the North West Territory. In 2002 it was officially named Yukon. English and French are spoken and the Yukon government officially recognizes all First Nation languages. The name Yukon is derived from the First…
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Flags Explained 08.08.21
If you would like to view an excellent program concerning the importance of flags, click on the link below. It is up to date and features a former President of the North American Vexillological Association. (It is a Netflix program.) https://www.netflix.com/title/80216752
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What Flag Is That 08.08.21
The Flag of British Columbia, the western most Canadian province. British Columbia is the 3rd most populous province in Canada. The capital is Victoria and the largest city is Vancouver. (Interestingly Vancouver has the largest Chinese population outside of China). The coat of arms is an interesting design attempting to incorporate a little bit of…
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What Flag Is That 08.07.21
The city of Toronto, Ontario Canada. It is the capital of Ontario. Toronto is the most populous city in Canada. It is recognized as the most multicultural and cosmopolitan city in the world. In it’s history it has always been a place where immigrants came and stayed. There are 200 distinct ethnic groups within the…
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What Flag Is That 08.06.21
The familiar flag of our neighbors to the north: Canada. Since we have come home to Michigan after leaving in 1972, Canada once again is close to us. The flag is a red field with a white square in the middle. Exactly in the middle of the white square is an 11 point red maple…
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What Flag Is That 08.05.21
The Canadian Indigenous Flag. [gelgapota]. The designer, Mulidzas, (Curtis Wilson), of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation near Campbell River, called his now famous creation in 2005 “standing together in support of each other.” The flag with swimming salmon on the sides and orca inside a maple leaf is significant in the wake of discoveries…
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What Flag Is That 07.14.21
It is with great pleasure, I fly the flag of our namesake: Flanders. It is the Dutch speaking northern portion of Belgium. It is ‘Vlaandeeren’ in Dutch; ‘Flandre’ in French and ‘Flandern’ in German. The capital is The City of Brussels. It is not the largest, in land area, of Belgium, but it does have…
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What Flag Is That 07.13.21
When I first started collecting flags I decided to fly the flag of the home state of whichever family member’s birthday it was. Since today is my award winning birthday, I fly my home and current state: Michigan. “The area was first occupied by a succession of Native Americantribes over thousands of years. Inhabited by…
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What Flag Is That 07.12.21
“Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. It is the smallest member of the European Union and the least populated sovereign country in Europe. It has three official languages: French, German, and…