The City of Tulsa Pipes and Drums proudly wears the Tulsa District Tartan. Tulsa is the first city outside the British Commonwealth to have its own tartan officially registered with Lord Lyon, King of Arms. Designed in 1978 by Ed Morrison, Doug Crawford, Bea Notely, and Chief Chinnube MacIntosh to distinctly reflect the Tulsa area. Red - is for the Native Americans (Oklahoma is a coined word from Choctaw meaning red man) Black - is for the oil that brought prosperity to the state Blue - is for Oklahoma's many rivers and lakes Green - is for the lush grassland whence "Green Country" gets its name