Wampanoag people
Born in Mashpee, Massachusetts on Cape Cod in 1926, Haynes was a son of Clinton Mye Haynes and Daisy F. Mingo. He was the brother of Clinton, Jr.; Vernon, Tisquantum, Violet, Anita, Rita, Naomi and Nickomas. His family were Wampanoag people, who had long historic ties to this land. He went to local schools.