Healing through language: Positive physical health effects of indigenous language use
Whalen D, Moss M, Baldwin D. Healing through language: Positive physical health effects of indigenous language use. F1000Research 2016, 5: 852. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.8656.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRevitalization effortsIndigenous populationLoss of ancestral languageLanguage maintenanceIndigenous language useContact with EuropeansLowered health statusPhysical health effectsLanguage revitalization effortsHealth improvement outcomesIndigenous communitiesNative AmericansIncreased supportLanguage revitalizationRevitalizationAncestral languageHealth-related benefitsImprove healthHealth statusLanguage useLanguage programsCommunityLanguageHardshipCommunal health