An aboriginal worshipping/working ministry serving spiritual and social needs.

Indian Metis Christian Fellowship

IMCF Logo

Our Logo

In 1994, Bert Adema, Director of Indian Metis Christian Fellowship (IMCF) invited Gary Pelletier, a Saskatchewan Cree artist, to submit several designs for a logo. The invitation contained the challenge to create logo designs visually depicting the IMCF’s mission as an ministry serving spiritual and social needs of aboriginal people in Regina Saskatchewan. In September, 1994 the ministry’s Council reviewed the submitted designs and selected the current logo.

 

The selected design features a Metis sash in a circle; the Metis people often wore a colorful sash and it has become a symbol of their culture. A blue cross is centered in the circle formed by the sash. The circle shape is an important symbol in both Indian and Christian traditions as it represents the wholeness of creation and life. The cross of course, is an ancient Christian symbol and its blue color reminds one of the living water that Christ offers to meet our spiritual thirst with: The wedges formed by the arms of the cross in the circle are red, yellow, black and white, representing the four colors of the human race made one in the circle of life by the Creator whose Son died on the cross. The five white eagle feathers on the arms of the cross stand for the five First Nations of Saskatchewan. Eagle feathers are used in Native culture to represent fellowship and are often used in spiritual discussions and occasions. Feathers were also given to warriors who demonstrated bravery in battle, those who had 'counted coup on an enemy. Thus they can be seen as marking the victory that Christ accomplished on the cross for the First Nations of Saskatchewan and all the peoples in the circle of life.

 

Indian Metis Christian Fellowship retains exclusive and complete reproduction rights for the logo.