Minnesota Commission Selects Basic Design for New State Flag

The design, chosen to replace the current flag deemed offensive to Native Americans, features a stylized dark blue shape of Minnesota with a white North Star.

• A Minnesota commission has selected a basic design for a new state flag to replace the current one, which is considered offensive to Native Americans.
• The chosen design features a stylized dark blue shape of Minnesota with an eight-pointed white North Star on it, and either horizontal stripes or a solid field on the right.
• Variations of the chosen design will be considered when the commission reconvenes, including an asymmetrical Minnesota that looks more like the state’s actual shape, and either a solid light blue field on the right, or adding a green stripe along the bottom to symbolize the state’s agricultural heritage.
• The commission, which includes members of the state’s tribal and other communities of color, was tasked with producing new designs for the flag and seal by Jan 1. Unless the Legislature rejects them, the new emblems automatically become official April 1, 2024.
• Minnesota is joining several other states in redesigning outdated flags.

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