HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2421 FILED ON: 2/17/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 651
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jack Patrick Lewis
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to celebrating and teaching Native American culture and history.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/16/2021 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 2/22/2021 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 2/23/2021 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 2/25/2021 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Danillo A. Sena | 37th Middlesex | 3/8/2021 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 3/16/2021 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 4/1/2021 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 4/7/2021 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 4/23/2021 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 4/25/2021 |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 4/26/2021 |
Erika Uyterhoeven | 27th Middlesex | 4/28/2021 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 5/7/2021 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 5/10/2021 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 5/10/2021 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 5/10/2021 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 5/11/2021 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 5/21/2021 |
Natalie M. Blais | 1st Franklin | 5/26/2021 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 6/1/2021 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 6/30/2021 |
Steven C. Owens | 29th Middlesex | 7/30/2021 |
Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | 9/14/2021 |
Meghan Kilcoyne | 12th Worcester | 9/14/2021 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 9/14/2021 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 9/16/2021 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 9/16/2021 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 9/28/2021 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 9/28/2021 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 10/28/2021 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 11/9/2021 |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | 11/16/2021 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 12/2/2021 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 12/2/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2421 FILED ON: 2/17/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 651
By Mr. Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 651) of Jack Patrick Lewis and others for legislation to require the teaching of Native American culture and history in public schools. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to celebrating and teaching Native American culture and history.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The third paragraph of section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- The standards shall provide for instruction in: (i) tribal history and current issues of the Aquinnah Wampanoag, Mashpee Wampanoag and other Wampanoag tribes, the Massachuset, the Nipmuc and other Native American tribes that exist within Massachusetts; (ii) information about tribes and confederacies that have historic ties to Massachusetts, such as the Wabanaki Confederacy; (iii) tribal history of Native Americans throughout the United States; (iv) tribal sovereignty and governance, treaty rights, genocide, Native American cultures, languages and socioeconomic experiences; and (v) ongoing issues common to contemporary Native Americans throughout Massachusetts; provided, that the board shall consult with tribal nations in developing these standards.