The Earle Report was a report commissioned by the Massachusetts Senate in 1859 and published in 1861. Compiled by John Milton Earle, the report lists Native Americans living in Massachusetts at the time, such as the Wampanoag and the Nipmuc.[1]
About
John Milton Earle was appointed “Commissioner of the Indians” by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1859.[2] Compiled in 1859, the Earle Report 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 ancestors of the Herring Pond Wampanoag are documented on the Earle Report.[5]
Notable people listed on the Earle Report
- Zerviah Gould Mitchell (Fall River)[6]
- Simon Johnson (deacon) (Gay Head)[7]
See also
- Briggs Report (1849)
- Chappaquiddick Tribe of the Wampanoag Indian Nation
- Hassanamisco Nipmuc
- Native American tribal rolls
- Webster/Dudley Band of Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck Indians
References
- ^ “Genealogist to chart claims to ancestry”. Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ “AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS” (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “Restated and Amended Enrollment Ordinance” (PDF). Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ “Recognizing the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe”. Government of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ “Zurviah Gould MITCHELL”. American Ancestors. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
- ^ “Simon Johnson”. American Ancestors. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
External links
- New Database: Massachusetts: Earle Report of Native Americans, 1861, American Ancestors Database News