What is the significance of the Great Seal of The Navajo Nation?
The Seal was designed by John Claw, Jr. of Many Farms. It was adopted by the Tribe in 1952 and updated in 1988. Fifty arrow heads point outward, representing the fifty states protecting the Navajo people from the outside world. Inside the arrow points are three colored lines that are open at the top. These red, yellow, and blue lines represent a protective rainbow. The Sun rises from the East at the top of the seal, illuminating Navajo Land bounded by the four sacred mountains, each in its appropriate color. Cows, sheep and goats, graze on the land. Two green corn stalks, symbolic of as the sustainer of Navajo life grow from the bottom of the seal. They have tips of yellow pollen that are used in many ceremonies.
