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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on April 20, 2017. | The arms were officially granted on April 20, 2017. Originally recorded in the name of the '''Canadian Museum of Civilization''' on 29 June 1989. | ||
The vertical lines evoke the Chaudières Falls, which French explorer Samuel de Champlain described in 1613 during his travel up the Ottawa River, nearby the current site of the Canadian Museum of History. The water symbolizes the country’s natural resources in addition to recalling the importance of waterways, for centuries the main trade and communication routes for both the Indigenous peoples and European settlers. The astrolabe, a symbol of European exploration, represents the instrument in the museum’s collection believed to have been lost by Champlain on his journey to the country of the Huron. | The vertical lines evoke the Chaudières Falls, which French explorer Samuel de Champlain described in 1613 during his travel up the Ottawa River, nearby the current site of the Canadian Museum of History. The water symbolizes the country’s natural resources in addition to recalling the importance of waterways, for centuries the main trade and communication routes for both the Indigenous peoples and European settlers. The astrolabe, a symbol of European exploration, represents the instrument in the museum’s collection believed to have been lost by Champlain on his journey to the country of the Huron. | ||
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[[Category:Institutional heraldry of Canada]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of Canada]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2017]] | [[Category:Granted 2017]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1989]] | |||