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Heritage languages are languages that are spoken in the home but are not the majority language which is spoken outside of the home. Due to the increasing prevalence of majority language use and corresponding lack of heritage language use, those who wish to promote heritage language use face an uphill struggle. They need not face it alone.
Wikipedia has a heritage language page, for starters.
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Also, further links to good summary definitions or foundational writings on heritage languages can be linked to here by pasting the link and a description of its content as a comment to this task.
Northern Arizona University hosts a site on Teaching Indigenous Languages. It has information on related conferences and institutes, basics of language revitalization, a rationale for the work of language revitalization, teaching methods and other resources.
