Global InformationSeaconke Wampanoag Tribe information
| Named after | Seekonk, Massachusetts (named for a Narragansett sachem[3]), Wampanoag people |
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| Formation | 1997[2] |
| Founded at | Cranston, Rhode Island[2] |
| Dissolved | April 18, 2018[1] |
| Type | nonprofit organization[1] |
Tax ID no. | EIN 05-0503360[4], EIN 04-3345716[2] |
| Purpose | Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe–Wampanoag Nation: Ethnic/Immigrant Services (P84);[4] Seaconke Wampanoag: A11: Arts, Culture and Humanities Single Organization Support[2] |
| Headquarters | Providence, Rhode Island[5] |
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Official language | English |
Chief | Darrell Waldron[5] |
Revenue (2020) | $-2,105[2] |
| Expenses (2020) | $9.281[2] |
| Website | www |
The Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe is one of several cultural heritage organizations of individuals who identify as descendants of the Wampanoag people in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Multiple nonprofit organizations were formed to represent the Seaconke Wampanoag.[1][2]
The Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe is an unrecognized organization. This organization is neither a federally recognized tribe[6] nor a state-recognized tribe.[7] In 1997, the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs issued a letter "reaffirming the Recognition of the Seaconke Wampanoag people."[8] The Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs lacks the authority to grant state-recognition to unrecognized Indian groups, as recognition is outside of the scope of the Commission as detailed in Executive Order 126.[9]
Wilfred "Eagle Heart" Greene (1937–2016), an early leader of this group, identified as being a descendant of Ousamequin[10] (Wampanoag, c. 1581–1661), more commonly known as Massasoit. The group "claims to consist of descendants of Massasoit's band."[11] The group also identifies as being descendants of Annawan,[12] a Wampanoag leader who died in 1676.[13]
Lois "Lulu" Viera Chaffee (1941–2021) of Seekonk was also a founding member of the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe.[14]
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ncaiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Indian Affairs Bureau. Federal Register. 23 August 2022. pp. 7554–58. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Rehoboth Board of Selectmen (February 1, 1997). "Proclamation" (PDF). State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "MA Executive Order 126".
- ^ "Seaconke Wampanoag Chief, Indian activist and humanitarian dies at 78". Warwick Beacon. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Waldman, Carl (2014). Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. New York: Checkmark Books. p. 311. ISBN 9781438110103.
- ^ "Seaconke Wampanoag Holds 17th Annual Pow Wow". Reporter Today. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Lawton, Cassie M.; Bial, Raymond (2016). The People and Culture of the Wampanoag. New York: Cavendish Square Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 9781502618993.
- ^ Tripp, William W. (2 April 2022). "Founding Member of Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe, Lois "Lulu" Chaffee, Dies at 79". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 9 November 2022.