The design features seven uniquely-designed feathers, representing the seven grandfather teachings for Indigenous communities around the Great Lakes -- Wisdom, Love, Respect, Bravery, Honesty, Humility and Truth. It also features flowers across the mask as a link between different indigenous cultures.
"We just wanted to have something that was understandable to a bunch of different indigenous cultures, not just the ones that are around Chicago," Hunter explained. "There's some commonality in indigenous iconography and those kind of flowers would have been put onto moccasins or beaded onto clothing and other things. They're recognizable from a bunch of different indigenous cultures (that) traditionally would've traded a lot together being around the Great Lakes.
"It worked out perfectly that [the Blackhawks] acquired Marc-Andre Fleury, whose last name is [derived from] 'flower' in French," Hunter added of the flowers.
"As I learned more about the many meanings behind it, I was especially drawn to the seven feathers representing the seven grandfather teachings and how they relate to growing as a person and a player," Fleury said. "I look forward to wearing it proudly on the ice."
