Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Winning the contest in 1927 , the design of Benny Benson , a 13-year-old Alaska Native residing at the Jesse Lee Home for Children in Seward , was chosen to represent the future of the Alaska Territory .
Simplified: The flag was created in 1927 by Benny Benson , a 13-year-old Alaska native .