Thankfully, we already have a nice alternative at hand. Symbols are important, and our state flag is a very visible one. Yet, the current North Dakota flag is badly out of date.

Gov. Doug Burgum announced the flags' display outside his office in his Jan. 3 State of the State address. North Dakota legislative leaders approve tribal flags in Capitol ...

They join displays of the U.S. and North Dakota flags and the state's Great Seal in Memorial Hall. The Capitol grounds also includes a display of the POW-MIA flag, which the 2019 Legislature approved.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Bergum (R) tearfully announced during his State of the State speech Thursday that the flags of the five Native American tribes in North Dakota will now be displayed in the ...