The mark consists of a round logo of red and yellow in which the outermost ring contains the words "SOVEREIGN NATION OF THE CHITIMACHA" in yellow on a red background. There is a second ring which contains geometric basket weave design called the bear's ear / earring in black against a brown background. Superimposed over both rings at the bottom of the logo are four black-and-white eagle feathers with black and yellow stems signifying the four directions. The center circle of the logo contains a brown cypress tree outlined in black on a green patch, representing the tribe's sacred cypress trees, with green limbs and brown cypress knees outlined in black surround by green in the blue water. To the right of the tree in the center circle is an orange rising sun in the east signifying the dawn of a new day. In the center circle horizontally across the tree is a brown pipe outlined in black signifying peace.