Crest

Blazon

Issuant from a nest of mountain avens, a demi-bald eagle displayed proper charged on its breast with a cross pierced Or;

Symbolism

The eagle honours the Mikisew Cree, Mr. Tuccaro’s heritage from his father. The cross represents his faith. The mountain avens is the territorial flower. The three flowers symbolize Mr. Tuccaro and his brother and sister.

Motto

Blazon

HEALING ONE HEART AT THE TIME;

Symbolism

HEALING ONE HEART AT THE TIME expresses the idea that a community is healed one heart at a time.

Supporters

Blazon

Two caribou bulls proper the dexter charged with nine estoiles and the sinister with seven estoiles Or, both standing on a grassy mount Vert billetty Or charged with four gemstones Argent above barry wavy Argent and Azure;

Symbolism

The caribou represent a traditional source of sustenance. The nine stars on the dexter supporter allude to the constellation Capricornus to represent the astrological symbol of Mrs. Tuccaro, and the seven stars on the sinister allude to the star cluster of Pleiades that is found in the constellation Taurus. Cree mythology speaks of their people coming to Earth from the seven stars in spirit form first and then becoming flesh and blood. The compartment is inspired by part of the field of the Arms of the Northwest Territories. The two larger gemstones symbolize Mr. Tuccaro’s children and the two smaller ones his grandchildren.

The wavy bars, representing the Mackenzie River, allude to the importance of sustainable development and sharing land “as long as the sun shines, rivers flow and the grass grows”, a traditional expression that appears in the treaty declaration signed by the Mikisew Cree in 1898 and also in the 1692 presentation of the Two Row Wampum belt, known as Gustwenta.