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What Flag Is That 11.03.21
The largest resident tribe in the United States, The Navajo nation. The Host Nation people living on this land represent 14% of the Native American population. It spreads across parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. An important element of the flag is the tribal seal centered on the field. The seal was adopted in1952.…
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What Flag Is That 12.02.2023
Of all of the Host Nation 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…
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What Flag Is That 11.01.21
In honor of Native American Heritage Month (#nativeamericanhertiagemonth) and in recognition of the stewardship of our land by Host Nation People, I start flying flags from my collection of American Tribal Nations. Today is The Arapahoe Tribe Of The Wind River Reservation – Wyoming. Located in eastern Wyoming, they share the Wind River Reservation with…
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What Flag Is That 10.30.21
The western state of Colorado. Host Nation people have lived here for 13,000 years. It was named by Spanish ‘explorers’ Colorado after the Rio Colorado River (The red River). It became a state of August 1, 1876. The flag is a bicolor horizontal triband composed of blue (the blue skies), white (the snow capped mountains)…
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What Flag Is That 10.29.21
Just thinking about the Supreme Court. It does make me sad that justice is not blind/impartial. The best and most creative place to find specialty flags is: Flags For Good. http://www.flagsforgood.com
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What Flag Is that 10.28.21
October is the ‘birthday month’ of Yosemite National Park. The United States Congress established Yosemite as one of the first National Parks in 1890. At the moment there are restrictions to visiting the park. You must take Yosemite off of your bucket list and see it for yourself. The word ‘Yosemite’ is taken from the…
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What Flag Is That 10.27.21
The flag of the Democratic Socialist Party of America. A red field (traditional color of socialists) with a red rose and a biracial handshake in the middle. The flag, which is the logo of the party, has undergone some changes over their relatively short history. At first it was a red rose held in a…
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What Flag Is That 10.25.21
The flag of the County of Norfolk in England. It is the top tier of government of Norfolk County, of which Norwich is the main city. The flag is a bi-color, gold and black field with a white ‘bend’ bearing 9 black ermine spots in alternating pairs of singles and doubles. (Yes Ermine – the…
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Color, composition and story XXI
An image I received in 2009. I took this portrait with my original Nikon D1. We were living in Littleton Colorado at the corner of Ridge and Gallup. In our backyard we had a ‘genuine cement pond.’ One morning we noticed two red foxes wandering around back there. They came and went a few times.…
