The commission tasked with overhauling Massachusetts' state seal and motto voted Wednesday to move ahead with a UMass Boston survey to solicit public input on the redesign.
The current seal portrays an indigenous person on a shield below a crest that features an arm holding a sword, which advocates have long said represents violence and oppression toward the indigenous population.The commission tasked with overhauling Massachusetts' state seal and motto voted Wednesday to move ahead with a UMass Boston survey to solicit public input on the redesign.
The current 18th century seal portrays an indigenous person on a shield below a crest that features an arm holding a sword, which advocates have long said represents violence and oppression toward the indigenous population. The commission last year brainstormed potential ideas ranging from flora and fauna, like a pine tree or a chickadee, to geographic features like the ocean.
Vice Chair Brittney Walley said she hoped the"random sampling" of the state, including both online and snail-mail responses, will present"an image of what our commonwealth has to say" about a new emblem and motto.
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