The mark consists of a red circle, bordered by a small white ring and an exterior black ring. Inside the red circle is a yellow triangle, bordered in white. The yellow triangle is bisected into six parts by white lines. The bottom section of the triangle consists of a square in the middle, surrounded on each side by a trapezoid. The middle section consists of two trapezoids. The top section is a triangle. Outside the exterior black ring, commencing at the three o'clock position and continuing around the ring, are a black dot and the words "collaborative research center for American Indian health" in black.