{"id":129950,"date":"2025-03-27T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=129950"},"modified":"2025-03-27T09:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:22:59","slug":"native-america-calling-the-new-social-security-reality-for-native-elders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/27\/native-america-calling-the-new-social-security-reality-for-native-elders\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The new Social Security reality for Native elders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, March 27, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The new Social Security reality<\/div>\r\n The Trump Administration is backtracking on some of the looming changes at the Social Security Administration (SSA) after <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/social-security-administration-disability-benefits-dd53fb317dbd0e41cee436fdea9e6095\">widespread complaints from the public, advocates, and elected leader<\/a>s. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut staffing and budget cuts are already creating backlogs and delays for recipients. SSA is delaying for two weeks a new requirement for in-person identity checks, but significant changes are still on the way. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to talk about what those changes are for Native American elders and how they can prepare for them.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/27\/native-america-calling-the-new-social-security-reality-for-native-elders\/socialsecurityadministration\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129954\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"129954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/27\/native-america-calling-the-new-social-security-reality-for-native-elders\/socialsecurityadministration\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27\/socialsecurityadministration.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Social Security Administration\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Social Security Administration&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. government. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dumbeast\/324547666\/&gt;Bruce Bortin&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27\/socialsecurityadministration.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27\/socialsecurityadministration.jpg\" alt=\"Social Security Administration\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-129954\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. government. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dumbeast\/324547666\/>Bruce Bortin<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comanchenation.com\/directory-listing\/rosalind-asetamy\">Rosalind Asetamy<\/a> (Comanche), chairperson for the elder council of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comanchenation.com\/\">Comanche Nation<\/a> in Oklahoma\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nLarry Curley (Navajo), grant writer and consultant\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nGina Lopez  (Ute Mountain Tribe), systems response program director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccasa.org\/\">Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault<\/a> and a  member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elderjusticecenter.org\/advisory-committee\">advisory committee for the National Center for State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/healthleadership.org\/team\/michael-bird\">Michael Bird<\/a> (Santo Domingo Pueblo and Ohkay Owingeh), past president of the American Public Health Association and past national consultant for AARP\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Significant changes are in development at the Social Security Administration. 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