US EditionMinnesota unfurls new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday
- A new state flag was hoisted over the Minnesota Capitol on May 11, replacing the old one after a lengthy effort to change state emblems.
- The design, chosen from over a thousand submissions, is simpler and replaces a flag in use for over 130 years.
- The new flag reflects less colonial imagery and coincided with Statehood Day, marking Minnesota's 166 years as a U.S. State.
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Minnesota unfurls new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday - Albert Lea Tribune
ST. PAUL — Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day. The new flag and accompanying state seal were adopted to replace an old design that Native Americans said reminded them of painful memories of conquest and displacement. The new symbols eliminate an old state seal that featured the image of a Native American riding off into the sunset while a white settler plows his field w…
Minnesota unfurls new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day. The new flag and accompanying state seal were adopted to replace an old design that Native Americans said reminded them of painful memories of conquest and displacement. The new symbols eliminate an old state seal that featured the image of a Native American riding off into the sunset while a white settler pl…
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