SENATE DOCKET, NO. 387        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 344

 

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:

 

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

 

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/23/2023

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/30/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/31/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/7/2023

Paul W. Mark

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire

2/7/2023

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/10/2023

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/10/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/14/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

4/11/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

4/19/2023

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

6/23/2023

Robyn K. Kennedy

First Worcester

10/31/2023

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

11/13/2023

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

12/5/2023

Pavel Payano

First Essex

1/30/2024

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

1/30/2024


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 387        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 344

By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 344) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Jack Patrick Lewis, Joanne M. Comerford, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to celebrate and teach Native American culture and history.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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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 2020 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.