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The new flag and accompanying state seal were adopted to replace an old design that Native Americans said reminded them of painful memories of conquest and displacement.

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Officials didn’t pick any of the most popular designs submitted online that included options like a loon — the state bird — with lasers for eyes.

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Chris Guevin, director of facilities management, carries the folded former state flag of Minnesota down a staircase leading away from the flagpole during a pre-dawn cereony at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day.

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Charlie Krueger, a grounds supervisor for facilities management at the Department of Administration, unfurls and hooks up the new Minnesota state flag to be raised for the first time at sunrise atop the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota’s new state flag features a dark blue shape resembling the state with an eight-pointed North Star. The outgoing flag, which bears the state’s former seal on a blue background, was retired in a pre-dawn ceremony. (AP video by Mark Vancleave)

Instead, the new design adopted in December features a dark blue shape resembling Minnesota on the left, with a white, eight-pointed North Star on it. On the right is a light blue field that to those involved in the selection process symbolizes the abundant waters that help define the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

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Charlie Krueger, a grounds supervisor for facilities management at the Department of Administration, raises the new Minnesota state flag for the first time at sunrise atop the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)

The new symbols eliminate an old state seal that featured the image of a Native American riding off into the sunset while a white settler plows his field with a rifle at the ready. The seal was a key feature of the old flag. That’s why there was pressure to change both.