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What Flag Is That 08.31.2022
When we lived inMetro Detroit we discovered the most exciting sports team in the ‘Motor City’. The Detroit City Football Club (DCFC). DCFC is part of the Independent Soccer League and is old fashioned, European style ‘football’ (Soccer to us Americans.) The stadium, Kenworth field in Hamtramck, is a traditional wooden stands, real grass, raucous…
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What Flag Is That 08.30.2022
The State of Oregon. The reason for two pictures is because Oregon is the only state in the US with two different designs, front and back. Oregon was home to Host Nation People for hundreds of years before the white Europeans came to steal the land. Britain and the US bickered and fought over it…
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What Flag Is That 08.29.2022
The oldest known American Flag: Bedford Massachusetts. Bedford is found in Middlesex County, (the greater Boston Area.) It was ‘founded’ in 1640. Historically the town was given to the Lane Family and included Huckins Farm. Up to this point there were no flags or seals in our young nation’s life. With the Bedford Flag, 47…
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What Flag Is That 08.28.2022
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 08.27.2022
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 08.26.2022
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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What Flag Is That 08.25.2022
The Province of Saskatchewan. It is the only province without a natural boarder. (There is no natural ‘break’ dividing different states, or entities. Nothing like a river or mountain range – making Saskatchewan a large wide open place.) It has 100,000 lakes. It is directly to the north of North Dakota and Montana. As with…
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What Flag Is that 08.23.2022
The second most populous city in Canada. It is the capital of the Quebec Province: Montreal. It is the most bilingual city in Canada with 71% speaking French and 51% speaking both French and English. It was originally ‘founded’ (stolen from First Nation People) in 1642 and dubbed ‘Ville-Marie’, ‘City of Mary’. Montreal comes from…
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What Flag Is That 08.16.2022
Newfoundland, Canada. It is the eastern most Canadian province. It is a place I have visited three times. On my third visit to Newfoundland I did go through the ‘ceremony’ to become an honorary ‘Newfie’. (You must drink at least one swallow of a disgusting concoction called ‘Grog’ and then kiss a Cod fish.). The…
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What Flag Is that 08.15.2022
A flag with a fascinating history and story. It is not a flag for a place, like a country or state, it is a flag for a people. This is the modern, or also known as the Canada Acadian Flag. Acadians were the descendants of the French who settled in Acadia in the 17th and…
