Editing Saskatchewan (section)

== Symbols ==
{{See also|Symbols of Saskatchewan}}
[[File:Tartan of Saskatchewan.png|thumb|upright|alt=Thread count: black 1 green 6 brown 11 gold 26 red 2 yellow 1 red 2 gold 26 brown 11 green 6 black 1 white 2|The official tartan of Saskatchewan, created in 1961]]
The [[flag of Saskatchewan]] was officially adopted on September 22, 1969.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUjQ43tRWlEC |title=The Arms, flags, and emblems of Canada |author=Department of the Secretary of State. Canada. |date=January 1, 1984 |publisher=Deneau Publishers in co-operation with the Department of the Secretary of State and the Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Supply and Services Canada |isbn=978-0-88879-030-9 |page=59 |language=en |access-date=April 10, 2018 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819062322/https://books.google.com/books?id=eUjQ43tRWlEC |url-status=live }}</ref> The flag features the [[Coat of arms of Saskatchewan|provincial shield]] in the upper quarter nearest the staff, with the [[floral emblem]], the [[Lilium philadelphicum|Prairie lily]], in the fly. The upper green (in [[forest green]]) half of the flag represents the northern Saskatchewan forest lands, while the golden lower half of the flag symbolizes the southernpwheat fields and prairies. A province-wide competition was held to design the flag, and drew over 4,000 entries. The winning design was by Anthony Drake, then living in [[Hodgeville, Saskatchewan|Hodgeville]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Saskatchewan, flag of |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1355491/Saskatchewan-flag-of |year=2008 |access-date=July 9, 2008 |archive-date=June 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618135125/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1355491/Saskatchewan-flag-of |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, Saskatchewan Environment held a province-wide vote to recognize Saskatchewan's centennial year, receiving more than 10,000 online and mail-in votes from the public. The [[walleye]] was the overwhelming favourite of the six native fish species nominated for the designation, receiving more than half the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walleye Wins Vote For Saskatchewan's Fish Emblem |url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=441487f4-810a-443d-aad9-199c0bffec5d |date=September 30, 2005 |website=Gov.sk |publisher=Gov.sk.ca |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125040721/http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=441487f4-810a-443d-aad9-199c0bffec5d |archive-date=November 25, 2010 |access-date=February 23, 2011 }}</ref> Other species in the running were the [[lake sturgeon]], [[lake trout]], [[lake whitefish]], [[northern pike]] and [[yellow perch]].

Saskatchewan's other symbols include the tartan, the licence plate, and the provincial flower. Saskatchewan's official [[tartan]] was registered with the Court of [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]] in [[Scotland]] in 1961. It has seven colours: gold, brown, green, red, yellow, white and black. The provincial licence plates display the slogan "Land of Living Skies". The provincial flower of Saskatchewan is the [[western red lily]].

=== Centennial celebrations ===
In 2005, Saskatchewan celebrated its centennial. To honour it, the [[Royal Canadian Mint]] issued a commemorative five-dollar coin depicting Canada's wheat fields as well as a circulation [[Quarter (Canadian coin)|25-cent coin]] of a similar design. Queen Elizabeth II and [[Prince Philip]] visited [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatoon]], and [[Lumsden, Saskatchewan|Lumsden]], and the Saskatchewan-reared [[Joni Mitchell]] issued an album in Saskatchewan's honour.