Our Logo's Story
The Creator gave the human family his gifts within a sacred circle. This
sacred circle has four sacred quarters and the great gifts from the creator
are given in fours. The four sacred quarters of the sacred circle contain
the four great meanings of protection, nourishment, growth and wholeness.
All the logo is within this sacred circle. The Great Eagle known to the Plains
Cree as Akimaw-Piyasiw, represents the company - First Nations Insurance Services
Ltd. It was said the skills of the eagle were invoked through its certain
feathers to guide chiefs and warriors. Eagle feathers when worn represent
strength and integrity; thus the eagle (in the logo) represents protection
through strength and integrity.
Within the security of the eagle's great wings is the teepee. The teepee represents
the security of protection, nourishment, growth and wholeness that First Nations
Insurance Services provides to its’ clientele and their families. A
teepee has 14 poles and each pole means obedience, respect, humility, happiness,
love, faith, kinship, cleanliness, thankfulness, share, strength, good child
rearing, hope and ultimate protection. The binding that binds the poles together
on top represents honesty. The teepee covering is held together in front by
14 pins that represent the keeping intact of a family.
About the Artist
Willard Ahenakew, a natural, gifted artist, and member of the Ahtahkakoop Reserve designed First Nations Insurance Services’ new logo for unveiling at their 10th Anniversary Banquet. He has been involved in the commercial art field for most of his life and for 10 years was the president for the National Indian Arts and Crafts Corporation. Willard now has his own company called Creeative Inc. -- Box 1075, Prince Albert, SK, Canada S6V 5S6 Phone: (306) 922 4733 Fax: (306) 922 5015.
