As with many other tribes across the United States, the San Carlos Apache placed their tribal seal upon a white background to create a tribal flag. The seal celebrates the natural beauty of the lands of the San Carlos Apache and the major sources of economic life for its residents. Central to the seal is a geographic tableau of the reservation showing the mountains, one of the many lakes and two prime elements of the flora of the reservation – Pinon Pine and the Saguaro cactus. All of these elements are depicted in natural colors. Below this scene is the head of a Hereford steer signifying the importance of cattle ranching upon the life of the Apache people. The steer’s head has symbols of the mining industry, such as a pick and shovel to one side and Peridot ore to the other. The San Carlos Apache Tribal Government was created as a result of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.