Addressing historical trauma and healing in Indigenous language cultivation and revitalization

Abstract This paper demonstrates that historical trauma, healing, and wellbeing require attention in Indigenous language cultivation revitalization. While trauma affects peoples across the spectrum of knowledge use, little is written about ways it can be addressed teaching, learning, development—the cultivation— languages. For educators, how we address our may one most critical factors affecting potential to cultivate wellness seek, new generations speakers Drawing on a Diné (Navajo) lens voices from other communities, this article focuses as important considerations revitalization, which applied linguists, peoples, others interested revitalization should pay attention. It argues many appropriate approaches will come within own knowing sharing more work kind strengthen efforts. provides recommendations for linguistics allied fields, educational, governmental resource holders, programs, cultivators revitalizers.