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Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson reluctantly dropped pursuing a new city flag Monday after the idea got middling support from Edmonton residents.

But citizens could see the Treaty 6 and Métis Nations flag added on flag poles outside City Hall. That idea will go to council for a vote.

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“This is a different way of achieving that respectful outcome,” said Iveson.

He had championed a new flag design by artist Ryan McCourt, which drew elements from the city’s crest and referenced the words of Treaty 6. Iveson wanted to adopt the flag as a gesture of reconciliation.

Iveson said many Canadian cities chose to fly the flags of local First Nations and indigenous communities to achieve the same outcome. “It’s a way to acknowledge that there are traditions and cultures that are of this place that go back to way before a Canadian flag flew.”

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