Métis infinity symbol

Two joined loops on a flag.

Also known as: Metis flag symbol

In French:: Métis infinity

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Meanings

The infinity figure carried on the Métis flag, read as the joining of two peoples.

Culturally establishedTradition
Serves as the central device of the Métis flag.
Contexts: History, Public information
Culturally establishedTradition
Read within the community as the joining of two peoples and the continuing existence of a distinct nation; this is the community's own account and is recorded as such.
Contexts: History, Public information
Historically documentedVerified fact
Among the oldest flags flown in what is now Canada, which is a datable historical fact independent of the reading.
Contexts: History, Public information

Visual description

A horizontal figure of two joined loops, carried as the central device of the flag in a single contrasting colour.

Symmetry: none
Orientation: upright

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The symbols of religious and spiritual traditions
Religious-studies scholarship and the traditions' own published accounts · retrieved 2026-08-27
Cited for the identity of a symbol and for the account a tradition gives of it, attributed to that tradition. Never cited for the truth of any religious claim. Where a symbol is sacred, restricted or contested, the record says so and does not reproduce restricted material.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

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Meanings

The infinity figure carried on the Métis flag, read as the joining of two peoples.

Culturally establishedTradition

Serves as the central device of the Métis flag.

Contexts: History, Public information

Culturally establishedTradition

Read within the community as the joining of two peoples and the continuing existence of a distinct nation; this is the community's own account and is recorded as such.

Contexts: History, Public information

Historically documentedVerified fact

Among the oldest flags flown in what is now Canada, which is a datable historical fact independent of the reading.

Contexts: History, Public information

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The symbols of religious and spiritual traditions
Religious-studies scholarship and the traditions' own published accounts · retrieved 2026-08-27
Cited for the identity of a symbol and for the account a tradition gives of it, attributed to that tradition. Never cited for the truth of any religious claim. Where a symbol is sacred, restricted or contested, the record says so and does not reproduce restricted material.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27