Flag of the Cherokee Nation

First recognized under the Franklin Roosevelt administration in 1941, it drafted a constitution under the name "Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma."

A flag for the new nation was designed by Stanley John, and approved by the Cherokee Tribal Council on October 9, 1978.

The flag has an orange field with the "Great Seal of the Cherokee Nation" at its center.

[1] The current version comes the flag being modified in a resolution passed by the council on September 9, 1989.

[1] Then, a black seven-pointed star was added to the upper right-hand corner of the flag to represent the light that went out with the deaths of those who perished on the Trail of Tears.

The modern Cherokee Nation flag displayed at the tomb of Will Rogers in Claremore
This collection of United States Seals was registered by the Library of Congress in 1876. When enlarged, there is a seal towards the lower-left corner representing the Cherokee Nation with the words "Cherokee Nation Ind. Ter. " included as the label.