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Native America Calling: The expense people don’t like to think about
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
The expense people don’t like to think about
Losing a loved one is a traumatic experience.
The burden of paying funeral costs for a befitting honor for that person’s life can add to the stress. There are a number of alternatives in either direction, but the National Funeral Director’s Association reports the median cost of a funeral in 2024 is $7,848.
More families are turning to crowd funding sites like GoFundMe to cover expenses, especially for the sudden deaths of loved ones. The web site says it raised some $330-million for funerals last year.
Join Native America Calling to talk about ways to anticipate inevitable end-of-life costs in a culturally and financially feasible way.
Guests on Native America Calling
Grace Bulltail (Crow Tribe), assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and member of the Not Invisible Act Commission
Ralph Foster, owner of Foster Funeral Home and Crematory and a licensed mortician of 42 years
Tami Truett Jerue (citizen of the Anvik Tribe), executive director of the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center
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