| The Native Society was formed in the year 1840. The first native flag had a pink background, with two clasped hands extending to the elbows, and a spruce tree in the centre. The tree rose from the joined palms, and underneath, running parallel to the arc made by the arms was the word "Philanthropy." The arms and the tree were green and the letters were white. |
 The Native Society Flag |
| A great deal of ill feeling was engendered by the society until February, 1843. During a big haul of wood for Bishop Fleming, a fight broke out between the "Bush Borns" and the "Old Country," as to who had the biggest haul of wood. The bishop called the ringleaders together and advised them to stop fighting and join the "Pink and Green" together. This they did, by inserting a piece of neutral white between, and the native flag was born. |
 The Native Flag |
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The Native Flag - 1843 Pink, White, and Green The pink the Rose of England shows, The green St. Patrick's emblem bright, While in betweeen the spotless sheen St. Andrew's Cross displays the white Then hail the pink, the white, the green; Our patriot ring long may it stand, Our sire lands twine their emblem trine To form the flag of Newfoundland What e'er betide our ocean bride That nestles midst the atlantic foam, Still far and wide we'll raise with pride Our native flag, o'er hearth and home. Should e'er the hand of fate demand Some future change in our career, We ne'er will yield on flood or field The flag we honour and revere. Fling out the flag o'er creek and crag; Pink, white and green, so fair, so grand; Long may it sway o'er bight and bay, Around the shores of Newfoundland. |
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| Our new flag was adopted in 1980. In this flag, the primary colours of red, gold, and blue are placed against a background of white. The white represents snow and ice, the blue represents the sea; red represents human effort and gold represents our confidence in ourselves. |
 The Newfoundland Flag |
 The Union Jack |
The blue section, most reminiscent of the Union Jack, also represents our common heritage. The red and gold section, larger than the others, represents our future. The triangles outlined in red port ray the mainland and the island parts of our province, reaching forward together. The golden arrow points the way to what we believe will be a bright future. The Christian Cross, the Beothuk and Naskapi ornamentation and the outline of the maple leaf is embodied in the centre, representing our past, present and future. |
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