Earle Report

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The Earle Report was a report commissioned by the Massachusetts Senate in 1859. Compiled by John Milton Earle, the report lists Native Americans living in Massachusetts at the time, such as the Wampanoag and the Nipmuc. [1]

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John Milton Earle was appointed "Commissioner of the Indians" by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1859. [2] Compiled in 1859, the Earle Reported was published in 1861. [3]

Eligibility for citizenship in the federally recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is determined by direct lineal descent from an ancestor listed on the 1861 Earle Report. [4]

A proclamation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts acknowledging the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe as a state recognized tribe in Massachusetts states that the Herring Pond Wampanoag are documented on the Earle Report. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Genealogist to chart claims to ancestry". Cape Cod Times . Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  2. ↑ "AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS" (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  3. ↑ "Summary under the Criteria for the Proposed Finding on the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc" (PDF). Bureau of Indian Affairs . Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  4. ↑ "Restated and Amended Enrollment Ordinance" (PDF). Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe . Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Recognizing the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe". Government of Massachusetts . Retrieved 2025-08-07.
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