SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1529 FILED ON: 2/17/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 382
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rebecca L. Rausch
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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: |
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Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
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Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/23/2021 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 2/23/2021 |
Kip A. Diggs | 2nd Barnstable | 2/25/2021 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 2/25/2021 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 3/1/2021 |
Erika Uyterhoeven | 27th Middlesex | 3/15/2021 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 3/18/2021 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 3/19/2021 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 3/24/2021 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 3/31/2021 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 4/1/2021 |
Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | 4/14/2021 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 5/10/2021 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 5/10/2021 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 9/22/2021 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 9/22/2021 |
Susan L. Moran | Plymouth and Barnstable | 10/26/2021 |
Lydia Edwards | First Suffolk and Middlesex | 1/30/2022 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1529 FILED ON: 2/17/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 382
By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 382) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Jack Patrick Lewis, Joanne M. Comerford, Kip A. Diggs and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to celebrating and teaching Native American culture and history. 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.