For centuries, the seal has portrayed an indigenous person on a shield. The crest above it, which is also the state’s ...

The state is soliciting proposals from artists, historians, designers, “culture bearers” and anyone else who has an idea for ...

The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission today launched an open call to artists, historians, educators, students, and members of the public to participate in the effort to redesign ...

STATE Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission Calls for Public Submissions to Reimagine State Emblems The Massachusetts Seal ... and members of the public to participate in the effort to redesign ...

Special to the Times The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission today launched an open call to artists, historians, educators, students, and members of the public to participate in ...

According to a state survey conducted by a previous commission in 2023, most preferred symbols for the revised seal included ...

Massachusetts’s current state seal, featuring an indigenous man underneath a sword-holding arm, may be on its way out. After a couple efforts over the past few years, officials are once again ...

The current Massachusetts state seal features a Native American man on a blue shield with a star in the corner and a disembodied arm holding a sword above. Those in support of changing the state ...