NATICK, MA — Natick is seeking members for a new committee that will review and possibly change the town seal, which depicts a European man reading from a book to a group of Native Americans — a likely reference to Natick's founding as a praying town.
The Town Seal Review Committee is being set up after an affirmative vote during the fall Town Meeting. Town Moderator Frank Foss will pick seven residents to serve on the committee.
The committee "shall be to review the history of town seals in Natick; to propose a new town seal after a public process that shall include consultation with a diverse group of stakeholders including members of indigenous communities; to hold at least one public forum; and to provide a report and recommendation to a future Town Meeting that shall consider implementation of a new seal," according to the town website.
Mia Kheyfetz, a primary sponsor of the Town Meeting article creating the seal review committee, told GBH earlier this year the seal is just "a caricature" of Native Americans.
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Natick's seal dates to 1951 when the town celebrated its 300th birthday. Natick was established in 1651 by missionary John Eliot as settlement for Native Americans who had been converted to Christianity.
In 1980, Town Meeting voted to adopt the 1951 design, which was created by resident George T. Hutchings, as the town's new seal, according to the Natick Historical Society. Hutchings' design was further enshrined in 1997, when a group of town residents painted a large version of the seal, which is on display at Town Hall.
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