{"id":39486,"date":"2024-08-07T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T04:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=39486"},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:06:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:06:11","slug":"native-america-calling-the-expense-people-dont-like-to-think-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/07\/native-america-calling-the-expense-people-dont-like-to-think-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The expense people don\u2019t like to think about"},"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\">Wednesday, August 7, 2024<\/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 expense people don\u2019t like to think about<\/div>\r\nLosing a loved one is a traumatic experience. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe burden of paying funeral costs for a befitting honor for that person\u2019s life can add to the stress. There are a number of alternatives in either direction, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/nfda.org\/news\/statistics\">National Funeral Director\u2019s Association reports the median cost of a funeral<\/a> in 2024 is $7,848. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMore 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. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to talk about ways to anticipate inevitable end-of-life costs in a culturally and financially feasible way.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bse.wisc.edu\/staff\/bulltail-grace\/\">Grace Bulltail<\/a> (Crow Tribe), assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/priorities\/strengthening-indian-country\/not-invisible-act-commission\">Not Invisible Act Commission<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ralph-foster-153a0b319\">Ralph Foster<\/a>, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fosterfhandcrematory.com\/about-us\">Foster Funeral Home and Crematory<\/a> and a licensed mortician of 42 years\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niwrc.org\/restoration-magazine\/november-2023\/tami-truett-jerue-receives-2023-tillie-black-bear-women-are\">Tami Truett Jerue<\/a> (citizen of the Anvik Tribe), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aknwrc.org\/\">Alaska Native Women\u2019s Resource Center<\/a>\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":"Losing a loved one is a traumatic experience. 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