Cambridge is putting up around 80 street signs between First and Eighth streets in East Cambridge that translate street names into the language of the native Massachusett Tribe in an effort to highlight the state's pre-colonial history.
This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox,but the city is working to recognize local Native people in a more permanent and visible way. WBUR’s John Bender reports the city is putting up new street signs that translate street names into the language of the native Massachusett Tribe.
Why? Supporters say progress on Cambridge’s affordable housing goals has not come fast enough in the majority-renter city — where the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is now $2,700,Heads up:: The humpback whale is staying on Massachusetts’ endangered species list — at least for now.
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