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The flag of the Tonkawa is bright or "Royal" blue. It bears the seal of the Tonkawa in the center and has "Tonkawa Tribe" written in white across the top and "Oklahoma", also in white, across the bottom The seal is circular, recalling the "circle of life" and bears a stylized water bird in outline pointing toward the top of the flag. The water bird is divided in half, vertically, pink to the left, blue to the right. Behind the bird, which has served in several formats as the logo of the Tonkawa is a full color representation of a peace pipe with a brown mouthpiece, black pipe head, brown stem with blue, yellow and red beadwork adorning the length of the stem. Behind this bird's head can be seen a rising yellow sun with ten yellow rays. Above this is a red crescent moon with points facing downward. The old seal from prior to the 1990s consisted of just this moon and the divided bird symbols. The sun and moon appear on a white background white the bulk of the bird and the pipe lie upon a red lower half of the circle. At the center, the red surges upward into the sun forming a red hill. The red earth refers to the state's name which is a Muskogee word for "Red People" so Oklahoma is the "Land of the Red People". |
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