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<br /> <br />The Metis Flag <br /> <br />Recognized merely as a horizontal figure 8 by many <br />settlers, the Metis flag was carried by the French 'half- <br />breeds' with p.rid\9. Thefigure1n the-~ntr2 of a blue field <br />represents th\9)Qh1irrg of WIfO C'idfe'2 as an infinity <br />symbol, represer,ts ale immor:;,.,i;:Ykition. ,!\s the <br />Metis were strongly associated With lneNorth West <br />Company, a fur trading entity in competition with the HBC, <br />they orren fought for r-.iWC causes. As part of a gift giving <br />ceremony in 1814, NWC partner Alexander MacDonnell <br />presented the Metis with this flag, tiIJhich would soon <br />become a trademark for the nation. Today, the Metis flag <br />is stili used and carried as a symbol of continuity and <br />pride. <br /> <br />Learn more about <br />the culture and <br />history of the Metis... <br /> <br /> <br />Louis Riel .and other <br />!historical Metis fiQures <br /> <br /> <br />The Metis Fiaa <br /> <br /> <br />T!he Metis Sash <br /> <br /> <br />Treat'..!' No" .3 <br />Metis Adhesion <br />