Through the Indian Health Service of the U.S. Through the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, the tribe was able to furnish computers and hot spots to members who needed them to continue their education. The Nansemonds purchased 17 acres on Route 17 in North Suffolk to potentially use as a meeting place, a clinic, or as housing for tribal members. Rental and mortgage down payment assistance programs may be in the future as well for tribal members. The homes shelter tribal members in need of housing or are rented to generate income. Department of Housing and Urban Development) Native American program, the tribe was eligible for annual grants enabling them to buy and renovate three townhouses in the Westhaven section of Portsmouth. Currently the Nansemonds number 409 individuals. Tribal officials combed the membership rosters, attempting to contact long-missing members, sorting out the deceased and opening membership to families of tribal members.

Loleta understated their lifestyle now with an emphatic “busy!”įinding their way through a bureaucratic maze of government and non-profit organization grants and programs enabled the Nansemonds to accomplish many of the goals they, for years, had hoped to achieve. Bass and his wife, Loleta, a retired nurse, were surprised at the flood of paperwork, meetings and opportunities.

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