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What Flag Is That 11.11.21
Before the US changed it to Veterans Day, today was known as Armistice Day or The Day of Remembrance. Today I fly a flag that most of the rest of the Allied Nations recognize as the proper symbol for the day World War I came to a conclusion. At 5:45 am representatives from all of…
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What Flag Is That 11.10.21
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 11.09.21
With yesterday, November 8th, being Indigenous Veterans Remembrance Day in Canada, today I fly the recognized Canadian flag for Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada. It is a day designated by the Federal Government in Canada to officially confess to the truth of the horrid practices and attitudes that created The Residential School system. In…
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What Flag Is That 11.08.21
The First Nation Peoples of Canada, representing all of the Indigenous people of our neighbor to the north. Today, November 8, is ‘Indigenous Veterans Remembrance Day in Canada. The Canadian National flag was lowered to half staff at sunrise and will remain so until sunrise November 9. In 2017 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared the…
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What Flag Is That 11.07.21
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 11.06.21
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 11.05.21
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 11.04.21
The Anishinaabe Tribal Nation. The Anishinaabe are a group of culturally related indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji Cree), Odawa, Potawatomi, Mississaugas, Nipissing and Algonquin peoples. The word Anishinaabeg translates to “people from whence lowered”. Another definition refers to…
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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…
