Language as medicine in Indigenous communities

Plus: The paradox of animals’ same-sex relationships ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ Today in [aeon]( [PSYCHE]( Tuesday 7 November 2023 We hear so much about [language extinction]( but what does it mean for the people on the ground? Losing a language, it turns out, is like being cast out of your home; it is a form of deracination, cutting you off from your cultural inheritance and ancestral traditions. Unsurprisingly, language loss brings with it physical and mental health problems. The question is whether revitalising an oppressed language can rebuild the broken bonds and lead to wellbeing. – Marina Benjamin, Senior Commissioning Editor [A black and white photo of a man in doctor’s clothing posed next to a lab bench with a microscope looking directly at the camera]( Language and linguistics Essay [Language is medicine]( [For First Nations people, health is not a matter of mechanical fitness of the body, but of language, identity and belonging]( by Erica X Eisen Researchers have long been perplexed by same-sex sexual activities among animals – sometimes for bigoted reasons, but also because they’re tricky to explain in evolutionary terms. Today’s [Idea]( uncovers some new findings that could help solve the evolutionary conundrum. – Christian Jarrett, Editor of Psyche Animals Idea [Same-sex sexual behaviour in mammals evolved to keep the peace]( by Shayla Love [Share this newsletter with a friend]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( You have received this email because you signed up to the Aeon+Psyche Newsletter list. © Aeon Media Group Ltd 2023. Level 5, 100 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia. [PRIVACY POLICY |]( US]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](