Heritage learners often cite a desire to connect with their cultural heritage as a major motivation for studying their heritage language.[3] They may also be motivated by the global prominence and potential career advantages of some heritage languages.[28] As both major immigrant destinations and exporters of the world's dominant language, the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and Australia are home to large populations of heritage language speakers.[28] Indigenous populations in Australia and the Americas also teach their own languages as heritage languages, attempting to revitalize them after the effects of colonial occupation.[28]