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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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What Flag Is That, November 6, 2020
The dominate Host Nation Tribe of the Great Plains: The Comanche Nation. At one time they controlled large parts of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas in what they referred to as: Comancheria. Therefore they were know as ‘The Lords of The Southern Plains’. Today they are headquartered in Lawton Oklahoma. (They were one…
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What Flag Is That, November 5, 2020
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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Color, Composition and Story Number 14
One of the things I like most about a Blog or a platform like Instagram is that it gives me an opportunity to see scenes that others are experiencing. Photography in my opinion is art and when I find someone who has an artist’s eye to capturing life, it is a pleasure to see what…
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What Flag Is That, October 24, 2020
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.flags for good.com
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What Flag Is That, October 22, 2020
The Virgin Islands of The United States. They are an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. They are part of the Virgin Islands Archipelago located approximately 40 miles east of Puerto Rico. There are three main islands: St. Croix; St. John and St. Thomas. The islands were previously known as the ‘Dutch West…
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What Flag Is That, October 20, 2020
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…
