Symbols
| Symbol | Image | Adopted | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Northwest Territories | February 7, 1957 | Granted by royal warrant by Queen Elizabeth II. | |
| Flag | Flag of Northwest Territories | January 1969 | Adopted by the Council of the Northwest Territories, designed by Robert Bessant. | |
| Shield of arms | Shield of arms of Northwest Territories | February 7, 1957 | Granted with other elements of the coat of arms | |
| The Seal | The Seal of the Northwest Territories | November 29, 1956 | The Seal of the Northwest Territories consists of the Coat of Arms of the NWT encircled by the words, "The Seal of the Northwest Territories." | |
| Mace | The Mace of Northwest Territories | January 2000 | It is the symbol of the Authority of the Legislative Assembly. It is a ceremonial staff carried by the Sergeant-at-Arms into the Chamber. | |
| Flower | Mountain avens Dryas octopetala |
June 1957 | It grows abundantly in the eastern and central Arctic, as well as in parts of the Mackenzie River | |
| Bird | Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus |
1990 | They are found throughout the tundra, including all the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. | |
| Tree | Tamarack Larch Larix laricina |
September 9, 1999 | Replaced the Jack pine as territorial tree in 1999. | |
| Fish: | Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus |
September 9, 1999 | Found in various habitats in the Northwest Territories. | |
| Mineral | Gold | May 1981 | Gold has played a major role in the development the Northwest Territories. | |
| Gemstone | Diamond | September 9, 1999 | The first Canadian diamond mine was opened in the Northwest Territories. | |
| Tartan | White, Green, Yellow, Red and Blues | 1961 due to the efforts of the Edmonton Rehabilitation Society for the Handicapped. | The tartan is registered at the Court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland | |
| Territorial Symbol | Polar Bear |
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“The use of symbols has a certain power of emancipation and exhilaration for all men. We seem to be touched by a wand, which makes us dance and run about happily, like children. We are like persons who come out of a cave or cellar into the open air. This is the effect on us of tropes, fables, oracles, and all poetic forms. Poets are thus liberating gods.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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