In the center are a sheep, a horse and a cow, all symbolizing the Navajo livestock industry. Two green corn plants, symbolic as the sustainer of the Navajo life, decorate the bottom of the seal, with tips of the yellow pollen which is used in many Navajo ceremonies. These, located at the cardinal points, are in their ceremonial colors: White in the east represents White-Shell Woman Blue in the south represents Turquoise Woman Yellow to the west represents Abalone Woman and Black to the north represents Jet Black Woman. The yellow sun shines from the east on the four mountains sacred to the Navajo. The outside line is red, the middle is yellow and the inside is blue. The rainbow never closes on the Tribe's sovereign immunity. The opening at the top of the three concentric lines is considered the east the lines represent a rainbow and the sovereignty of the Navajo Nation. The 48 projectile points outlining the seal symbolize the Tribe's protection within the 48 states (as of 1952). of Many Farms, Arizona, was officially adopted by the Navajo Tribal Council on January 18, 1852, by resolution CJ-9-52. The Great Seal of the Navajo Tribe, designed by John Claw, Jr. At the top near the sun, the modern sawmill symbolizes the progress and industry characteristic of the Navajo Nation's economic development. Between the hogan and the house is an oil derrick symbolizing the resource potential of the Tribe, and above this are representations of the wild fauna of the Nation. In the center of the Nation, a circular symbol depicts the sun above two green stalks of corn, which surrounds three animals representing the Navajo livestock economy, and a traditional hogan and modern home. A rainbow symbolizing Navajo sovereignty arches over the Nation and the sacred mountains. At the cardinal points in the tan field are the four sacred mountains. On a tan background, the outline of the present Nation is shown in a copper color with the original 1868 Treaty Reservation in dark brown. Degroat, a Navajo from Mariano Lake, New Mexico, was selected from 140 entries, and was officially adopted by the Navajo Nation Council on by Resolution CMY-55-68. The Navajo Nation Flag, designed by Jay R.
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