Our Programs and Services

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This program assists low to moderate income families with homebuyers education and housing counseling, rehabilitation of owner occupied dwellings, and down payment assistance for first time homebuyers.

Promoting Fair Housing, this office complies with the Fair housing and Equal Opportunity Laws. 

The daycare program serves infants, toddlers and, preschoolers and is open from 6:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday.  Our Daycare Center is a 3-star license facility with a capacity of 37.

The Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio program was founded by eager tribal members who have a passion for teaching our youth about STEM.  Our mission is to instill hope and inspiration that will unlock the minds of our tribal youth giving them the tools for success.

This project seeks to enhance the participants formal education by using hands-on learning workshops conducted by elders. Using cultural classes, the healing green space, and a speaker series, youth are exposed to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics); leadership development, civic engagement, volunteerism and environmental stewardship.

In addition to the cultural workshops, we will conduct a speaker series. Speakers will include numerous elders from the Waccamaw Siouan community, tribal leaders, as well as graduates from the statewide NC Native Leadership Institute, and specialists in topics of environmental science, native plants, composting, soil science and how these intersect with human health. The aim of the speaker series is to expand the network of role models for our tribal youth with in the STEAM fields.

A youth driven organization dedicated to the advancement of Native American youth in the field of leadership, drug and alcohol prevention, diabetes education and cultural retention.

The North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs was created in 1971 by the North Carolina General Assembly to study Indian needs, deal effectively with Indian issues, and bring local, state, and federal resources into focus for the implementation or continuation of meaningful programs for Indian  citizens of the state, and to assist in social and economic development  of Native American communities. 

Some of the programs include:

• Community Services - Provides services for older adults and persons with disabilities in Bladen,  Columbus, Cumberland, Halifax, Harnett, Sampson and Warren Counties of  North Carolina.
• Work Force Development - Provides, Classroom Training,  Work Experience and Job Search and Placement Assistance to 59 of the  state's 100 counties.   

Representatives for the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe are Mrs. Nadine Patrick and Mr. Elton R. Jacobs.

The NC Commission of Indian Affairs Is an Affiliate Organization.