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mirrors by Jan Oskar Engene There are about 24.000 Fransaskois,
or French Canadians, in Saskatchewan. The Association of French-
Canadians of Saskatchewan adopted a flag for this community. The
flag has a yellow with a green cross centred towards the upper
hoist. A red fleur de lis is set in the lower fly. Yellow is a
popular colour in flags of this prairie province. It is a symbol
of the wheat fields. The green cross represents the early
missionaries and the Christianity of the Fransaskois. Green
stands for the forest areas in Saskatchewan's north. The red
fleur de lis is the emblem of Frenchness. It was also used on
the arms of a French explorer that went to this area. Red is for
the heart, a symbol of the aspirations of the French community
in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan flag is also charged with the
provincial floral emblem t