Asked the City Manager to direct the appropriate City staff to prominently incorporate recognition of the Massachusett Tribe during key official events, documents, websites, and communications, establish a living memorial in Cambridge that honors the Massachusett Tribe, with special recognition of Sqa Sachem for her leadership and enduring legacy and place a plaque with this language in a prominent location within City Hall, ensuring that this acknowledgment remains visible and lasting

How it started

Nov 4, 2024 · Proposed by Councillors Simmons, McGovern, Toner, and Wilson: a formal request from the Council to the administration.

What happened

Nov 4, 2024 · Amendment failed Mover not named in the minutes; failed 1–8.The minutes of Nov 4, 2024 record this vote but not the wording of the amendment.

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Voted yes (1)

Cathie Zusy

Voted no (8)

Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Paul F. Toner
Ayesha M. Wilson
E. Denise Simmons

Nov 4, 2024 · ✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0. The Council's request went to the City Manager. (one voted present)

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Voted yes (8)

Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Paul F. Toner
Ayesha M. Wilson
E. Denise Simmons

Voted present (1)

Cathie Zusy

Roll call of Nov 4, 2024 · from the council’s minutes · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

📨 Answered: the report came back as CMA 2025 #31 (Mar 3, 2025).

🏛 This item on the city's site

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Nov 4, 2024