Mississaugas of the Credit (Canada)

Last modified: 2022-12-10 by rick wyatt
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image by Vanja Poposki, 2 November 2022

• The flag
• Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation (former name)

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The Flag

Home page: http://mncfn.ca/ On 8 Jan. 2019 the Mississaugas of the New Credit was renamed the Mississaugas of the Credit.
http://mncfn.ca/notice-mississaugas-of-the-credit-first-nation-name-change/
The website logo dropped the "New", but the official nation flag has not.

Ben Cahoon, 14 April 2021

The new flag of the Mississaugas of the Credit after change of the name and the logo can be seen in use on Facebook
Vanja Poposki, 2 November 2022

Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation (former name)

image located by Milton R. Best, 28 January 2018
Source: www.toronto.ca

The Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation are a group of Ojibway (Anishinabe) belonging to the Algonquian linguistic group. The flag of the Mississaugas is based on their logo which includes five symbols of their history:

• Eagle – The eagle is viewed as the messenger. The Mississaugas people were once considered to be great messengers, some days traveling 80 miles on foot.
• Three Fires – The three fires are symbolic of the Mississaugas' traditional and political alliance with the Ojibway (or Chippewa), Ottawa (or Odawa), and Pottawatomi (or Potawatomi, or Pottawatomie) Nations known as the Three Fires Council.
• The Blue and the Circle of Life – The blue writing symbolizes connection to the water and the circle symbolizes the circle of life. First Nations believe that every living thing is related and interconnected – we are all a part of the circle of life.
• The Peace Pipe – The peace pipe was given to the Mississaugas by Queen Victoria's cousin (Augustus d'Este) and is used in special opening ceremonies to thank the Great Spirit, Mother Earth and the sun.