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The Coat of Arms of the Northwest Territories (AKA: Armourial Bearings) was given royal warrant on February 7, 1957, by Queen Elizabeth II.

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• The crest consists of two gold narwhals guarding a compass rose, symbolic of the magnetic North Pole. The white upper third of the shield represents the polar ice pack and is crossed by a wavy blue line symbolizing the Northwest Passage. The diagonal line separating the red and green segments of the lower portion of the shield reflects the treeline. The green symbolizes the forested areas south of the treeline, while the red represents the tundra to the north. Minerals and fur, the important bases of the northern wealth, are represented by gold billetA billet is the place to which a person, generally a soldier, is assigned to sleep. Soldiers are generally billetted in barracks when on duty, although in some armies soldiers with families are permitted to maintain a home off-post. One of the major grievs in the green portion and the maskThis article is about masks fitted on the face as an article of clothing or equipment. See Mask (disambiguation) for other meanings. A mask is a piece of material or kit worn on the face. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practi of the white foxThe foxes comprise 23 species of omnivorous canids, found worldwide. Often fox refers to a member of the genus Vulpes especially the red fox, Vulpes vulpes''. Young foxes are called kits''. A group of foxes is a skulk''. General characteristics Foxes tend in the red.

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