Lands is that the Southern Paiutes claim the supernaturally given right to know what happens and the impacts of any projects that occur in their holy lands. Modern-day flag The Paiutes have a flag that was officially confirmed in 1997. Within it are several symbols for the tribe. First the colors, white symbolizes purity, the red and black are both for strength and power, and the yellow for healing and life. The biggest symbol is the eagle which represents their deity, then there are a series of images that relate to traditional songs and games the Southern Paiutes would play, the arrowheads that they were known for. Overall the image is supposed to represent a warrior's shield with the five eagle feathers hanging on the bottom representing the 5 modern-day tribes of the Southern Paiutes. Traditional Southern Paiute bands The Southern Paiute traditionally had 16 to 31 subgroups, bands, or tribes. Ankakkani'kacimi (Un-ka-ka'-ni-guts, Unka-kanig-its, Oaw'tuhus'eng), "Yellow Mouth of Canyon People" in present Long Valley Antarianunts (Ute name with ending unts); Paiute name Yantarɨi, mixed Southern Paiute-Ute band from Escalante River east to Colorado River and southeast to Henry Mountains, Utah Beaver band (Kʷi?umpacíɨi, Kwiumpus, Quiumputs), "Frasera speciosa people", lived in Beaver Valley along Beaver River near today's Beaver, Utah, some intermarried with the Pahvant Ute band to the north living in the deserts near Sevier Lake Cedar band (Ankappanukkicɨcimɨ), Unkapanukuints, "Red-stream people", or Suh’dutsing, "Cedar people" from near Cedar City, Utah Chemehuevi (Nüwüwü, Tantáwats) Southernmost band of Southern Paiute People. Gunlock band (Matooshats, Matissatï was the name given them by the southwards living St. George band/Uainuints, they instead bestowed the term to Southern Paiute bands northeast of them), lived near Gunlock in southwest Utah Kaibab (Kai'vi'vits, Kaipapicɨcimɨ, Kaivavwits, Kaibabits, Kaipa'pici, Kaivavituvingui, "Mountain Lying Down People" the Kaibab Plateau and Kaibab National Forest in northern Arizona are named after them Indian Peak Band (Kwee’choovunt), "Peak People" Kaiparowits, "mountain home of the people", lived along the Escalante River and were hunting the Kaiparowits Plateau in Utah, therefore also known as Escalante band Las Vegas band (Nɨpakantɨcimɨ, Nuvagantucimi), "People of Charleston Peak" Moapa (Muapaa, Moapats), "Muddy Creek Paiute" Pahranagat (Pata?nikicɨ), "Person who sticks his feet in the water, named for the Pahranagat Valley, Nevada Panaca (Tsouwaraits, Matisabits), named for Panaca, Nevada Panguitch (Pakiucimi), "fish people", named for Panguitch, Utah San Juan band (Kwaiantikowkets), "People being over on the opposite side", from the San