Winnipeg unveils 150th anniversary graphic

Arturo Chang for CBC:

The graphic features multiple symbols representing Winnipeg, including a prairie crocus (the provincial flower), the Red and Assiniboine rivers (which meet in the centre of Winnipeg) and an overlay of the city’s current footprint.

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It’s enclosed by the outline of a turtle shell to represent Turtle Island and has other symbols representing the city’s Indigenous roots. Two footprints represent the path toward reconciliation.

A few things to celebrate here:

  • It acknowledges reconciliation and celebrates not only the city but also it’s Indigenous history.
  • It was created by an artist from Peguis First Nation.
  • It wasn’t the result of an ill-conceived design contest.
  • It looks really good.