ZUMBROTA, Minn. (KFGO) – Another Minnesota city has decided not to fly the new “North Star” flag.
The Zumbrota City Council has voted 3 to 2 to keep displaying the 1983 blue-and-gold flag instead of the updated design released two years ago.
Champlin, Byron, Pine island, Wadena, St. Francis, North Branch, Houston County, and Crow Wing County have already taken similar steps. The East Grand Forks City Council recently voted to keep flying the former design.
The flag was changed after critics said the old design was offensive for depicting a Native American riding away as a white settler plowed a field. The new flag features a dark blue shape resembling Minnesota, a white eight-pointed north star, and a light blue background meant to represent the state’s waters.
Supporters say the redesign is more inclusive, while critics say it doesn’t fully reflect the state’s history.
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