Federal funding for the Big Dig
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- plan
- steps chosen to reach a goal
- engineer
- a person who designs and tests structures or systems
- public
- connected to people as a whole
Federal legislation helped fund Boston’s Big Dig highway project. The plan would replace the elevated Central Artery with tunnels. Building it required many years of engineering work.
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Follow-up: Aquinnah gains federal recognition
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah, gained federal recognition. Community members had worked for this outcome. Recognition changed the government relationship; it did not create the people or their history.
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