At least a dozen Seminole flags fly at all times. This is the site of the small Okalee Indian Village, the smaller of the two main Seminole reservations. At the western end of this small reservation is the large office complex that serves as the capitol of the Seminole Tribe. The place of honor goes to the United States flag, next comes the flag of the Seminole and finally that of the state of Florida. This is one of the few noted instances where a sovereign Indian nation has been seen to utilize the local state flag.
Most tribes simply ignore the flag of the surrounding state.
Whatever the reason for the change, the new flag of the Seminole tribe of Florida gives the Indians of southeastern Florida one unified design element to let the millions of tourists and residents know that their sovereign lands still exist in the same lands they have occupied for almost 300 years.