Chief Sequan Pijaki
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Chief Sequan Pijaki (Chief George Spring Buffalo) is the Chairman of the Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation and Founder of the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust. He is a direct descendant of Weetamoe, Massasoit, and Metacom (King Philip), who were the first Indigenous people to welcome the Pilgrims. His Pocasset tribe obtained the first deeded reservation in the country—Watuppa Reservation—and the Pocasset Tribe is the only non-federal tribe to have a land agreement with a major casino. Chief George is also a co-founder of the Indigenous People’s Network and the Chairman and Founder of the Affiliated Tribes of the New England Indians. He serves on the advisory boards for many social justice organizations, including the Providence Racial and Environmental Justice Committee and the Worcester Partnership for Racial and Ethnic Health Equity. In his “spare time” he enjoys practicing and teaching martial arts.
Experience & Activities
- Chairman, Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust Inc
- Tribal Council Chairman, Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation/Watuppa Reservation
- Direct descendent of Weetamoe, Massasoit, and Metacom, alias King Philip (the first Indigenous to welcome the Pilgrims)
- Tribal government liaison between tribal nations and local, state and federal government agencies
- Co-Founder, Indigenous People’s Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
- Board Member, Providence Racial Environmental Justice Committee
- Chairman and Founder, Affiliated Tribes of the New England Indians
- Board Member, Alliance of Colonial Era Tribes
- Board Member, Worcester Division of Public Health/Central MA Regional Public Health Alliance
- Board Member, Worcester Community Labor Coalition
- Board Member, Minority Coalition & CHNA9
- Board Member, Worcester Opioid Task Force Law Enforcement Sub-Committee
- Co-Chair, Worcester Partnership for Racial and Ethnic Health Equity
- Board Member, Worcester City Managers Coalition Against Bias and Hate
- Board Member, Three Pyramids Inc., Board of Directors
- Founder “GE’s Martial Arts Academy/Indigenous Wellness & PCITI”
- GE DO Martial Arts, Law Enforcement Gang Unit Training, Working with Gang Members to End the Violence
