I'm planning my own funeral because I have terminal cancer and I want traditional rites but my children have never participated in ceremonies and I worry they'll feel lost and excluded from their own grief.
More people experience this than they realize.
The desire to die within one's own cultural framework meets the reality of raising children between worlds, where final acts of belonging require teaching those we leave behind.
“Where Are You with Indigenous grief ceremonies?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.