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Language Needs Assessment: Takla Lake First Nation
Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ)
Dialect: Carrier, Sekani, Gitksan
Organization
Takla Lake First Nation
Michelle Lochhead, Resource Coordinator
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2006, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
220 |
| Population off reserve: |
500 |
| Total Population: |
720 |
| Information Source: |
Community Survey |
| At this time, we believe that the population has increased by approximately 30 people. |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
53 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
25-44 (3), 45-54 (9), 55-64 (10), 65-74 (18), 75-84 (10), 85 and over (3)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
42 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
25-44 (12), 45-54 (26), 55-64 (4)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
625 |
| Number of people learning the language |
22 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (22)
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