BOSTON — The commission tasked with overhauling Massachusetts’ state seal and motto voted this week to move ahead with a survey to solicit public input on the redesign.
The commission tasked with overhauling Massachusetts' state seal and motto voted Wednesday to move forward with a UMass Boston survey to solicit public input on the redesign. The current seal portrays an Indigenous person 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.