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Language Needs Assessment: Gitwangak Education Society/Gitwangak First Nation
Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2010/2011
Language: Gitsenimx̱
Dialect: Western Dialect
Organization
Gitwangak
A Education Society/Gitwangak First Nation
Deborah Bright, Education Coordinator
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2003, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
550 |
| Population off reserve: |
579 |
| Total Population: |
1129 |
| Information Source: |
Gitksan Government Commission Office (Heather Barnes) |
| Most of the population both on and off are between the ages of 25 and 45 years. |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
57 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
55-64 (20), 65-74 (15), 75-84 (20), 85 and over (2)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
17 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
45-54 (2), 55-64 (5), 65-74 (5), 75-84 (3), 85 and over (2)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
1055 |
| Number of people learning the language |
26 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
0-4 (10), 5-14 (10), 20-24 (3), 25-44 (3)
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