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The average funeral costs more than $7,000, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. That’s a hefty sum, especially when a family doesn’t plan ahead. Families face additional confusion when there’s no will for valuables, homes or land left behind. Death is a taboo subject in some parts of Native America so people avoid talking about the costs and legal issues ahead of time. We will go over some basic, appropriate ways to prepare for the inevitable.
Guests:
Michael Selzler – funeral director at Sioux Funeral Home
Diane Burkhardt – from the University of Denver Strum College of Law and volunteer supervising attorney for the Tribal Wills Project
Julie Redhouse (Diné) – accounting technician with the office of the special trust for American Indians and an organizer for the Tribal Wills Project
Break music: Dat One (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)
