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What Flag Is That, December 2, 2020
The Kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa. It is an enclaved country (an independent country completely surrounded by another country) – South Africa. It was the British Crown Colony Basutoland until it’s independence in 2006. Lesotho roughly translates as “The land of the people who speak Sesotho”. The current flag was officially adopted upon it’s…
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What Flag Is That, November 24, 2020
The First Nation Peoples of Canada, representing all of the Indigenous people of our neighbor to the north. In 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proclaimed The summer solstice as National Indigenous Peoples Day. The proclamation was in support of reconciliation with Canadian Host Nation people and in agreement with the United Nations resolution in 2007…
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What Flag Is That, November 23, 2020
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. The history of the state is completely involved with the Host Nation People who…
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What Flag Is That, November 21, 2020
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…
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What Flag Is That, November 20, 2020
The St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians. Original members of the Iroquois League, they are ‘The People of The Flint’ ‘Keepers of the Eastern Door’. They are part of the Akwesane Band. The Tribe spans the boarder of the US and Canada. The are located mostly on the St. Regis reservation. In 1974, 200 Mohawks…
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What Flag Is That, November 19, 2020
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, November 18, 2020
The Eastern Band of The Cherokee Nation. Located on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. They are direct descendants of the small group of 800 Cherokee who remained after the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Eastern Band Of Cherokees is one of three Cherokee Tribes. The other two, The Cherokee Nation and The…
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What Flag Is That, November 17, 2020
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, November 16, 2020
The Oglala Sioux Tribe – South Dakota. The majority of this Host Nation People live on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. #nativeamericanheritagemonth Oglala in the Lakota language means “to scatter one’s own”. They have given the Sioux and the United States two of the most famous Host Nation leaders: Chief Red Cloud and…
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