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The state of Oklahoma. The word itself comes from two Choctaw words: okla-humma (Red People). The nickname ‘The Sooner State’ refers to the non-white people who staked claims on the land before the official opening of lands in the Oklahoma Territory. So, in effect they cheated the rules of the Oklahoma Land Rush by leaving…

Bandera de Me’xico. The flag of Mexico. It is vertical tricolor of green; white and red. Charged in the middle white section is the national coat of arms. The overall design has been consistent since 1821. The coat of arms is based on the Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan [Mexico City]. The story is that the…

Iceland, island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Lying on the constantly active geologic border between North America and Europe, Iceland is a land of vivid contrasts of climate, geography, and culture. Sparkling glaciers, such as Vatna Glacier (Vatnajökull), Europe’s largest, lie across its ruggedly beautiful mountain ranges; abundant hot geysers provide heat for many of the country’s homes and buildings…

The Oglala Sioux Tribe – South Dakota. The majority of this Indigenous live on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Oglala in the Lakota language means “to scatter one’s own”. They have given the Sioux and the United States four of the most famous First Americans leaders: American Horse, Chief Red Cloud, Black Elk…

Chales is 77 today. Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. Charles was born during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952. He was created Prince of Wales in 1958 and his investiture…

Of all of the First Americans Tribal Flags none has a longer history of representing its people than does Hiawatha’s Belt of The Iroquois League. The symbol has been in existence for over 400 years. Six nations make up the league located in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. (Current population is 45,000 in…

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota. One of nine Sioux reservations spreading from northern Nebraska to North Dakota. It was created in 1873 out of land set aside under the treaty of 1868 as the “Great Sioux Reservation”. It is home to the Yanktonai and Hunkpapa Bands of the Teton Sioux. According…

Last year we were in Honolulu, Oahu Hawaii on November 11th, we decided to visit the Pearl Harbor Memorial. This is a major tourist destination in Hawaii. Two million visitors a year come to pay their respects for the fallen soldiers, sailors and civilians who died on December 7, 1941. One of the memorials that…

Remembrance Day in The United Kingdom began on November 10, 1919. Each of the Common Wealth Countries declared a national holiday to stop and remember those who have served and paid the ultimate sacrifice to save their country. Each country has their own version of a poppy that people wear to bring attention to the…

The Sami People Flag. Who are the Sami People; What is the significance of the flag; Why fly the flag today? The Sámi (/ˈsɑːmi/SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi-speaking indigenous people inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The region of Sápmi was formerly known as Lapland. Historically, the Sámi have…