The Oklahoma State Flag

Well, in my last blog post, I talked about the new Oklahoma tags and how the old one featured the symbol that's on our state flag. I started thinking about when I was younger and we were learning about Oklahoma state history. We came to the part where we learn about our state flag and one of our first tasks was to DRAW the state flag. I told Scott that he had it easy with the Texas state flag (it has a red, white, and blue bar and a star... that's IT!). The Oklahoma state flag is just slightly more complex (insert sarcasm here...). Try drawing this when you're 8 years old!



Anyway, I digress... Here's some explanation I found on the meaning behind the Oklahoma state flag.

The Oklahoma state flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors. The blue field comes from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers during the civil war. The center shield is the battle shield of an Osage warrior. It is made of buffalo hide and decorated with eagle feathers. Two symbols of peace lie across the shield. One is the calumet, or peace pipe. The other is an olive branch. Crosses on the shield are Native American signs for stars, representing high ideals.

To read more about the Oklahoma state flag, Click here.