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IA2 Board Member Pens Article in Special Issue of Generations

IA2‘s Board Treasurer, R. Turner Goins, Ph.D., had her article featured in the American Society on Aging’s Generations Today. The article, “Aging in Indigenous Communities: An Overview” the Indigenous aging process and how it varies between American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Goins discusses the current and projected number of AI/AN elders and where they live. She proceeds to discuss how elders are typically supported within their communities, stating that “support for aging AI/ANs primarily is provided by the family”.

Goins emphasizes the diversity that is seen between AI/AN communities, and that each tribal entity deserved to be understood individually. To read the full article click the link below;

https://generations.asaging.org/aging-indigenous-communities-overview

To read about R. Turner Goins, Ph.D., and her accomplishments in this field, click the link below;

https://iasquared.org/who-we-are/board/r-turner-goins-phd/

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