- The Governor General of Canada
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Daniel Joseph Marion
Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories
Grant of Arms and Supporters
November 15, 2006
Vol. V, p. 89
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a caribou’s head caboshed, the antlers enclosing three fleurs-de-lis Gules;
Crest
Four Tlicho tipis Gules the poles Argent in front of a demi-caribou proper holding a sun in splendour Or;
Supporters
Two narwhals Or rising from barry crested Azure and Argent on either side of a rock proper;
Motto
NURTURE HOPE;
Symbolism
Arms
The fleurs-de-lis design is based on the arms adopted by the Marion family. The caribou is an animal of importance in the Northwest Territories.
Crest
The tipis are borrowed from the flag of the Tlicho Nation. The caribou is an important animal in the Northwest Territories. The gold sun alludes to the idea of “the land of the midnight sun.”
Supporters
The narwhals allude to the crest of the Northwest Territories, of which Mr. Marion was the 13th Commissioner from 1999 to 2000.
Motto
Not applicable
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 17, 2007, in Volume 141, page 587 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Catherine Fitzpatrick
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual
Territorial Commissioner