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A British Columbia study, published in 2007, observed the correlation between Indigenous youth suicide and the use of their heritage language. It was found that language use was more highly correlated to youth suicide than six other cultural continuity factors. The study also recorded the findings between bands with higher language use and lower language use of Indigenous language. Communities with lesser language knowledge estimated 96.59 suicides per 100,000 individuals; the bands with greater language knowledge estimated 13 suicides per 100,000 people. Indigenous youth’s mental health shares a relationship with the use of Indigenous language. Through this study language revitalization is proven to have a positive impact on Indigenous youth's mental well being.