“I based my flag design off of the Medicine Wheel, an Indigenous symbol that links together multiple principles regarding well-being. The white, yellow, red, and black quadrants often represent the spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional aspects, in that order. Correspondingly, a symbol for each concept is present – the sun rising over mountains (which references BC and Yukon’s geography, and also alludes to the sun being a significant part of West Coast Indigenous stories), a person in a wheelchair crossing the finish line (a metaphor for AccessAbility), rays emanating from a person’s mind to emphasize neurodiversity, and people of multiple backgrounds and characteristics (as suggested by the multiple colours) holding hands to give emotional support. The Pacific Dogwood of BC and the Yukon fireweed is at the centre. The purple background references the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, a historically-significant egalitarian Indigenous democracy in Eastern Canada – which represents the need to build accepting societies.” ~ Daniel, 2022 Winner