On May 12, my team and I helped launch the Indigenous Legislative Agenda.
Speakers at the launch included Indigenous leaders from across the Commonwealth representing Massachusetts Tribal Nations, the Massachusetts Indigenous Legislative Agenda, the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB), the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs, the Massachusetts Mascot Coalition Steering Committee, and other key stakeholders who spoke to the impact of the Agenda’s bills, including:
- An Act prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth (H.575/S.312)
- An Act establishing an Indigenous Peoples Day (H.3292/ S.2113)
- An act relative to celebrating and teaching Native American cultures and history (H.628/ S.444)
- An Act providing for the creation of a permanent commission relative to the education of American Indian and Alaska Native residents of the Commonwealth (H.649/S.412)
- An Act to protect Native American Heritage (H.3597/S.2335)
At the end of the launch, Western Massachusetts Commissioner on Indian Affairs Rhonda Anderson (Iñupiaq – Athabaskan) spoke about the progress made to date on the important work of the Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission.
Watch the launch here.
More on the event and the Indigenous Legislative Agenda here and here.
