Language Needs Assessment: Tsay Keh Dene Band


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: Tse’khene
Dialect: Sekani


Organization

Tsay Keh Dene Band
Ruby Davies, Language Coordinator

This project will serve the following communities:



Tsay Keh Dene



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2009, January
Population on reserve: 180
Population off reserve: 220
Total Population: 400
Information Source: known knowledge and from previous band list.

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 10
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (10)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 23
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (23)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 367
Number of people learning the language 30
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (30)

Total Number 400