Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe
| Named after | Great Herring Pond, Wampanoag people |
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| Formation | 1997 |
| Founded at | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Type | state-recognized tribe, nonprofit organization |
| EIN 26-2227626 | |
| Headquarters | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
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Official language | English |
President | Melissa A. Ferrietti |
| Subsidiaries | Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribal Council, Inc. |
| Affiliations | National Congress of American Indians |
| Website | herringpondtribe |
The Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization in Massachusetts. The members of the tribe are descendants of Wampanoag people. They are based in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their nonprofit organization is named the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribal Council, Inc.
The Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe is not a federally recognized tribe. However, they gained formal state recognition on November 19, 2024, through Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's Executive Order No. 637. Before 2024, the Herring Pond was recognized as a Native American tribal group in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth's Commission on Indian Affairs (MCIA), although this recognition lacked the force of law. The Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe has not submitted a documented petition to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for federal acknowledgment through the administrative procedures under 25 C.F.R. Part 83, one of the three ways a Native American group may become federally recognized.