Labrador Flag

The Labrador flag represents our unique identity and the common heritage of the people of Labrador.

The colors of the flag was selected for the following reasons; the top white bar represents the snow, the centre green bar represents the bountiful land, and the bottom blue bar represents the waters of our rivers, lakes and oceans.

The symbolic spruce twig was chosen because the spruce tree is the one thing that is common to all geographic areas of Labrador. It has provided shelter, transport, fuel and in an indirect way, our food and clothing (since the spruce forest is an environment for wildlife which gave us meat for our tables and skins for our clothing and trade). It was from the spruce that we got our planks and timber for our boats, komatiks and houses.

The three branches of the spruce tree represent the three races: the Innu, the Inuit and the Settlers. The twig growing from one stalk represents the common origin of people regardless of race.