Language Needs Assessment: Chuntoh Education Society


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ)
Dialect: Tl'azt'en


Organization

Chuntoh Education Society
Renel Mitchell, Program Coordinator

This project will serve the following communities:



Tl’azt’en Nation



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, October
Population on reserve: 724
Population off reserve: 767
Total Population: 1491
Information Source: Tl̓azt̓en Nation Register

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 150
Age groups that speak the language fluently 25-44 (12), 45-54 (21), 55-64 (58), 65-74 (36), 75-84 (20), 85 and over (3)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 190
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 0-4 (12), 5-14 (19), 15-19 (12), 20-24 (37), 25-44 (42), 45-54 (58), 55-64 (10)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 1151
Number of people learning the language 204
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (26), 5-14 (125), 15-19 (12), 20-24 (3), 25-44 (24), 45-54 (12), 55-64 (2)

Total Number 1491