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Language Needs Assessment: Saanich Native Heritage Society
Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: SENĆOŦEN / Malchosen / Lekwungen / Semiahmoo / T’Sou-ke
Dialect: SENCOTEN
Organization
Saanich Native Heritage Society
Adelynne Claxton, Coordinator
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Specific Information
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2009, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
228 |
| Population off reserve: |
103 |
| Total Population: |
331 |
| Information Source: |
Not Known |
| 38 on other reserves |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
12 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
45-54 (6), 65-74 (6)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
38 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
20-24 (10), 25-44 (10), 45-54 (6), 55-64 (6), 65-74 (6)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
281 |
| Number of people learning the language |
44 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (10), 15-19 (10), 20-24 (6), 25-44 (6), 45-54 (6), 55-64 (6)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
588 |
| Population off reserve: |
286 |
| Total Population: |
874 |
| Information Source: |
Not Known |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
15 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
45-54 (6), 65-74 (6), 75-84 (2), 85 and over (1)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
48 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
5-14 (10), 15-19 (10), 20-24 (10), 25-44 (6), 45-54 (6), 55-64 (6)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
811 |
| Number of people learning the language |
40 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (10), 15-19 (10), 20-24 (10), 25-44 (10)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2009, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
64 |
| Population off reserve: |
95 |
| Total Population: |
159 |
| Information Source: |
INAC Registered Pooulation |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
6 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
55-64 (6)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
10 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
25-44 (5), 45-54 (5)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
143 |
| Number of people learning the language |
14 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
15-19 (4), 20-24 (4), 25-44 (6)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2009, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
462 |
| Population off reserve: |
301 |
| Total Population: |
763 |
| Information Source: |
INAC Registered Pooulation |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
20 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
45-54 (6), 55-64 (6), 65-74 (6), 75-84 (2)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
20 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
25-44 (4), 45-54 (4), 55-64 (6), 65-74 (6)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
723 |
| Number of people learning the language |
26 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (6), 15-19 (4), 20-24 (4), 25-44 (6), 45-54 (6)
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