ST. PAUL — All 11 flags of Minnesota’s sovereign tribal nations will fly at the state Capitol starting this Friday, Sept. 5.
The flag-raising ceremony in St. Paul will celebrate the permanent Tribal Flag Plaza on the grounds of the Capitol.
"The Plaza includes each Tribal Nation’s flag, plantings selected by each Tribe at the base of each flagpole, and Minnesota-sourced granite pavers and benches," stated a news release.
"Together, these elements create a lasting place of recognition, respect, and acknowledgment of the government-to-government relationship between the State of Minnesota and the sovereign Tribal Nations. "
The project was spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a White Earth band member herself, and was initially requested during the Governor’s Tribal Summit in 2021.
The project was developed in close coordination with tribal nations and the state legislature, which provided funding for it in 2023.
The ceremony Friday will begin at 9 a.m. in the lower Mall of the Capitol grounds.
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