Rematriating the History of the Southwest Corridor Parkway

While much of the history of Southwest Corridor Parkway has been recorded, BIPOC viewpoints are lost in the archives of neighborhood organizations. There are no public art or educational markers about pre colonial activities or acknowledgement for the Massachusett Tribe, whose tribal members and descendants still use the Parkway. We aim to find long-forgotten or purposely excluded stories by creating a structure for these conversations so we can add cultural and historical context to a vibrant urban space.

The vision of this project is to explore the hidden histories of Southwest Corridor Parkway by bringing longtime residents, visitors, scholars, and advocates together to share knowledge. This process will work to identify the untold or missing representations in various sources used to create content for educational signage along the Parkway. It is particularly important that community processes include decolonization efforts.

Project Community Partner

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Sage Carbone

Director, Fenway-based Nonprofit; Indigenous Scholar

Sage Carbone is a Director at a Fenway-based nonprofit and an Indigenous scholar. She holds a B.A. in Humanities from Wheelock College (now Boston University) and M.S. in Communications Management from Simmons University. Her current projects center the 'Land Back' movement to rematriate property, historical narratives, and policy making.