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First Nations Tax Commission
Kamloops, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag, Badge, Commissioner’s Gavel and Commissioner’s Staff
October 15, 2008
Vol. V, First Peoples, p. 1
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Blazon
Badge
Commissioner’s Staff: A staff ensigned by a sphere, a cube proper and an eagle’s head erased Argent;
Symbolism
Badge
Commissioner’s Staff: This pays tribute to the staves given to chiefs by Governor Seymour and others, and represents the authority of First Nations governments. The sphere signifies the earth, and the square a plot of land. The eagle’s head repeats the symbolism of the eagle feathers.