2009 American Anthropological Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Session on Culture, Health and Aging in Native North American Communities

Abstract

Introduction: Wayne Warry Marie’s Story Of Aging Well: Toward New Perspectives on the Experience Of Aging For Aboriginal Seniors in Canada Syvia Abonyi Marie Favel, Ile a la Crosse Mistreatment and the Meaning of Respect for Native Elders Lori L. Jervis William Sconzert Hall Forgetting and Forgotten: Dementia in Aboriginal Seniors Kristen Jacklin and Wayne Warry Understanding Aging: Culture, Cognitive Health and Contemporary Aboriginal People’s Experience with Dementia Jessica Pace Perspectives on Brain Autopsy, Diabetic Amputation, and End-of-Life Issues among Elderly American Indian People Neil Henderson, L. Carson Henderson, Ryan Blanton and Steven Gomez Discussion: Robert C. Harman and Wayne Warry

Keywords

• conference report
• health
• dementia
• Native Americans