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Our flag depicts a white farmer displacing a Native American. By Mark Grindy JULY 2, 2020 — 5:09PM Do a quick Google image search for “racist state flags.” As of this writing, the top results belong to the Confederate States of America, Mississippi (featuring the Confederate emblem) and, you betcha, Minnesota. In finally pulling down its …
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The First thing noticed is this design is composed of 3 colors: Black – Represents the beautiful Minnesota night sky Blue – Represents the beloved Minnesota water from our “10,000 Lakes” White – Represents our snowy winters The design also incorporates 2 easily noticed objects: Polaris (the north star) – Representing Minnesota’s nickname “The North …
By Richard Chin | Star Tribune O, say can you see … the Minneapolis city flag? Odds are, you didn’t know Minneapolis has a flag, much less seen it gallantly streaming. Although Minnesota’s biggest city has had a city flag for more than 60 years, residents haven’t exactly rallied around it. It’s rarely seen in …
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My flag design is rectangular with the same aspect ratio as the current flag. A royal blue triangle bisects the flag running in a diagonal from the upper left hand corner to the lower right. The angling and position are representative of the north shore while the color represents the natural beauty of the rivers …
1) DO OTHER STATES HAVE GOOD FLAGS? YES! Alaska, the big dipper; Arizona, a western sunset; California, a bear-flag; Colorado, a red “C”; Maryland, the arms of Lord Baltimore; New Mexico, an indigenous sun-symbol; South Carolina, a Palmetto tree; Texas, a lone-star banner. 2) DO OTHER STATES HAVE POOR FLAGS? LOTS! They are often crowded …
How do we create a flag that represents the great state of Minnesota? We begin with the name. From the Dakota Sioux name of the state “Mni Sota Makoce“, meaning “The Land of Cloudy Waters,” sometimes interpreted as ‘Sky-Blue Waters,’ we begin with a bold French Sky-Blue field. From our state’s motto, hailing back to the state’s …
Since 1989 efforts have been made to adopt a new Minnesota state flag. The North Star flag was voted “best overall” in an unofficial contest for a new Minnesota flag sponsored by the Saint Paul Pioneer Press (2001). The star recalls the state motto chosen by the pioneers, “L’etoile du Nord” (“The North Star”). The …
by Jay Boller in News By most accounts, Minnesota is not a garbage state. Just look at our sterling performance on various lists. But by at least 103 accounts, we’ve got a garbage state flag. So claims a petition launched Tuesday by St. Paul resident Guy Johnson. Having already attracted 103 e-signatures, the campaign implores Gov. …
There’s not much to celebrate in Minnesota on Flag Day. The Minnesota flag is ranked as one of the 10 worst state flags by the North American Vexillological Association. This group, which is dedicated to the academic study of flags, gives particularly low ratings to flags like ours that look like a “state seal on a …
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