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Retirement doesn’t just mean spending your days playing dominoes at the senior center. A lot of Native elders are taking up second careers or at least new part time jobs after retiring. A 2022 survey by U.S. News and World Report found the percentage of workers over age 62 has increased significantly in the past ten years. Inflation is part of the reason. So is the desire for meaningful work. From per caps to the availability of senior housing, Native workers considering retirement have specific concerns when it comes to winding down their working years.
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Jim Cordry (Rosebud Sioux), retired federal employee and investment advisor for 21 years
Larry Curley (Navajo), executive director of the National Indian Council on Aging
Leilani Wilson Walkush (Tlingit), chief compliance officer for Breakwater Investment Group, LLC
Break 1 Music: Intertribal (song) Cree Confederation (artist) Pakosiyimitan (album)
Break 2 Music: Akua Tuta (song) Robbie Robertson (artist) Kashtin (album)
