Language Needs Assessment: Carrier Sekani Tribal Council


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ)
Dialect: Several dialects are represented within these groups. Members of Wet'suwet'en Nation speak Witsuwit'en dialect of Babine-Witsuwit'en, Elders at Takla Lake speak one or both of the Witsuwit'en Babine and Sekani, Ts'il Kaz Koh elders m speak Witsuwit'en, Babine and Stellakoh Carrier


Organization

Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
Annette C. Schroeter, MA, Dakelh Language Researcher

This project will serve the following communities:



Community Specific Information



Nadleh Whut'en


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2007, January
Population on reserve: 163
Population off reserve: 256
Total Population: 419
Information Source: maps.fphlcc.ca/fphlcc/nadleh_whuten

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 11
Age groups that speak the language fluently 85 and over (11)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 14
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (14)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 394
Number of people learning the language 13
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (9), 5-14 (2), 15-19 (1), 20-24 (1)

Total Number 419


Tl’azt’en Nation


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2006, October
Population on reserve: 578
Population off reserve: 913
Total Population: 1491
Information Source: http://maps.fphlcc.ca/fphlcc/node/684

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 50
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (12), 65-74 (15), 75-84 (15), 85 and over (8)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 150
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (25), 45-54 (60), 55-64 (65)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 1291
Number of people learning the language 57
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (40), 15-19 (10), 25-44 (7)

Total Number 1491


Saik'uz First Nation


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2004, January
Population on reserve: 532
Population off reserve: 318
Total Population: 850
Information Source: http://maps.fphlcc.ca/fphlcc/node/924

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 25
Age groups that speak the language fluently 85 and over (25)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 20
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (7), 45-54 (7), 55-64 (6)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 805
Number of people learning the language 5
Age groups that are learning the language 20-24 (1), 25-44 (2), 45-54 (2)

Total Number 850


Ts'il Kaz Koh (Burns Lake)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2007, January
Population on reserve: 58
Population off reserve: 46
Total Population: 104
Information Source: maps.fphlcc.ca/fphlcc/tsil_kaz_koh

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 7
Age groups that speak the language fluently 85 and over (7)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 12
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (12)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 85
Number of people learning the language 20
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (4), 15-19 (16)

Total Number 104


Nak'azdli Band


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2003, December
Population on reserve: 915
Population off reserve: 585
Total Population: 1500
Information Source: Deborah Page

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 205
Age groups that speak the language fluently 25-44 (16), 45-54 (24), 55-64 (32), 65-74 (77), 75-84 (41), 85 and over (15)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 383
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 0-4 (19), 5-14 (64), 15-19 (54), 20-24 (54), 25-44 (96), 45-54 (36), 55-64 (40), 65-74 (14), 75-84 (5), 85 and over (1)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 912
Number of people learning the language 50
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (32), 15-19 (12), 25-44 (3), 45-54 (3)

Total Number 1500


Takla Lake First Nation


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2009, February
Population on reserve: 383
Population off reserve: 274
Total Population: 657
Information Source: INAC Registration System Report

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 100
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (35), 65-74 (35), 75-84 (20), 85 and over (10)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 100
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 55-64 (100)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 457
Number of people learning the language 0
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 657


Stellat'en First Nation


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2007, May
Population on reserve: 186
Population off reserve: 213
Total Population: 399
Information Source: maps.fphlcc.ca/fphlcc/node/664

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 18
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (18)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 16
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 45-54 (16)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 365
Number of people learning the language 35
Age groups that are learning the language 25-44 (35)

Total Number 399


Wet'suwet'en First Nation


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2007, June
Population on reserve: 98
Population off reserve: 115
Total Population: 213
Information Source: maps.fphlcc.ca/fphlcc/node/806

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 10
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 45-54 (10)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 193
Number of people learning the language 88
Age groups that are learning the language 25-44 (88)

Total Number 213