| Symbol | Meaning |
| Sun | A new beginning and hope for the Sand Creek Descendants |
| Cloud | A very bad time in history for the Sand Creek Bands |
| White | Childhood (Beginning) |
| Green | Adolescence (Youth) |
| Blue | Adulthood (Maturity) |
| Yellow | Old age (Elder) |
| 1864 | The year of the Sand Creek Massacre |
| 1990 | The year the Trust was founded |
| Teepee | Shelter and home for the families of the Sand Creek Bands |
| Pipe | Symbolizes the peaceful nature of the Sand Creek Bands |
| American Flag | Symbolizes the protection the U.S. government promised for the Sand Creek Bands |
| White Flag | Represents the white flag of truce flown at Sand Creek |
| Cross | Represents the Christian faith of the Trust's Executive Committee |
| Feathers | Symbolize power, strength, and spirituality |
