February 14, 2025 7:56 am
CRIT Nation, Parker, AZ
February 14, 2025 7:56 am
CRIT Nation, Parker, AZ

CRIT Celebrates Flag Day

CRIT celebrated its history and the meaning behind its flag.  A Flag Day ceremony was held January 6th at The CRIT Library.

CRIT’s flag was first designed and brought to life by Margie McCabe and raised for the first time on January 4, 1979.  The elements of the flag all have special meaning.

  • The brown background symbolizes the earth from which we grow food and build our homes.
  • The blue is for the water of the Colorado River, which gives life to earth and people of the reservation.
  • The orange rays represent the eternity of the rising and setting sun on both the land and water of the reservation.
  • The bottom dark blue and white stripes represent the Colorado River, which gives life to the earth and people of the reservation.
  • Finally, the four feathers represent the four ethnic groups that make up the Colorado River Indian Tribes. These groups are the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Navajo and Hopi.

The flag remains a symbol for tribal pride and unity and serves as a reminder of the political, economic, and social development and progress CRIT continues to make.

Here is the resolution from 1979 that established the CRIT flag.

Resolution R-1-79

“On November 22, 1978, the Tribal Council approved the acceptance and adoption of the CRIT Flag for the Colorado River Indian Reservation to symbolize the tradition and heritage of its people under the following sections of this Resolution”

Display of the Flag:

  1. The CRIT Flag shall be displayed, except on days when the weather is inclement, within, on, or near the main Building or entrance of the Tribal Administration Center.
  2. The CRIT Flag may be displayed within buildings, or outside where it shall be displayed only from sunrise to sunset, and only on flagstaffs or staffs affixed to building. The Flag may be otherwise displayed in an appropriate manner on special occasions
  3. The CRIT Flag should be hoisted and lowered ceremoniously
  4. The CRIT Flag should be displayed above any flags on single staffs, except the United States Flag, and if several Flags are displayed together, the CRIT Flag should occupy the place of central or greatest prominence, except when the United States Flag is displayed, in which case the CRIT Flag should be displayed immediately to the left and slightly lower than the United States Flag

 

CRIT thanks and remembers all who were apart of this monumental moment for the Colorado River Indian Tribes.

Colorado River Indian Tribes Tribal Council – 1979

Franklin McCabe Jr, Chairman

Harry Laffoon, Vice-Chairman

Veronica Murdock, Secretary

Harry Patch Sr, Treasurer

Dwight Lomayesva Sr, Councilmember

Darwin Welsh Sr , Councilmember

Peggy Crook, Councilmember

Gladys Scott, Councilmember

Gabriel Sharp, Councilmember