After the panel responsible for reviewing and suggesting changes to the state motto and seal missed its deadline, lawmakers on Thursday gave it until Nov. 15 to finish its work and forward its recommendations to the Legislature.
The seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, featuring a Native American at center, is displayed on a medallion inside an elevator at the Statehouse, March 3, in Boston.
The extension was included in a $1.1 billion supplemental budget approved by the Legislature, which still awaits Democratic Gov. Maura Healey’s signature. A spokesperson for the governor's office says it is under review. The state’s Latin motto that translates to, “By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty,” dates to about 1659 and is attributed to English politician Algernon Sydney, according to the secretary of state’s office. It too has been condemned because it does not represent the experiences of Indigenous peoples, who were often denied peace and liberty in Colonial times.
“This is a move in a positive direction in terms of getting the job done," said Pierite, a member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. “There has been so much work, just not by the commission itself, but from the many people who have pushed for this for 35 years. All that work should be dignified by the conclusion of the process."
“That seal is everywhere you look in Massachusetts," he said. “What’s absent is an acknowledgement of a long history of violence and marginalization of Indigenous people. And in that way, I think Massachusetts is probably behind where Mississippi was when it came to the acknowledgement of enslavement."
The commission, which approved a motion to create a new design for the seal and motto at a May meeting, has made some progress.
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