Language Needs Assessment: Secwepemc Cultural Education Society


Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: Secwepemctsin
Dialect: Secwepemc


Organization

Secwepemc Cultural Education Society
George Kaliszewski, Executive Director

This project will serve the following communities:



Community Specific Information



Sexqeltqin (Adams Lake)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 403
Population off reserve: 325
Total Population: 728
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profile

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 38
Age groups that speak the language fluently 20-24 (2), 25-44 (7), 45-54 (6), 55-64 (8), 65-74 (15)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 90
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 0-4 (8), 5-14 (40), 15-19 (10), 25-44 (6), 45-54 (7), 55-64 (6), 65-74 (9), 75-84 (4)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 600
Number of people learning the language 113
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (12), 5-14 (54), 15-19 (27), 20-24 (4), 25-44 (10), 45-54 (6)

Total Number 728


St'uxwtéws (Bonaparte)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 216
Population off reserve: 580
Total Population: 796
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 26
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (4), 55-64 (8), 65-74 (12), 75-84 (2)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 23
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 15-19 (5), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (3), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (4), 65-74 (6)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 747
Number of people learning the language 21
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (14), 15-19 (7)

Total Number 796


Tsq'escenemc (Canim Lake)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 449
Population off reserve: 112
Total Population: 561
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 7
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (2), 65-74 (3), 75-84 (2)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 18
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 15-19 (2), 20-24 (1), 25-44 (3), 45-54 (7), 55-64 (5)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 536
Number of people learning the language 4
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (1), 5-14 (2), 15-19 (1)

Total Number 561


Canoe Creek


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 393
Population off reserve: 296
Total Population: 689
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 15
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (4), 55-64 (4), 65-74 (5), 75-84 (2)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 23
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 15-19 (5), 20-24 (5), 25-44 (3), 45-54 (4), 55-64 (6)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 651
Number of people learning the language 3
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (2), 5-14 (1)

Total Number 689


Tk'emlups (Kamloops)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2006, December
Population on reserve: 600
Population off reserve: 450
Total Population: 1050
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 8
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (1), 65-74 (4), 75-84 (2), 85 and over (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 14
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (2), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (2), 65-74 (4), 75-84 (3)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 1028
Number of people learning the language 142
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (115), 15-19 (21), 20-24 (4), 25-44 (2)

Total Number 1050


Skwlax (Little Shuswap)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 228
Population off reserve: 81
Total Population: 309
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 14
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (2), 55-64 (2), 65-74 (7), 75-84 (3)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 45
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 0-4 (2), 5-14 (4), 15-19 (3), 20-24 (8), 25-44 (8), 45-54 (4), 55-64 (8), 65-74 (8)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 250
Number of people learning the language 19
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (1), 5-14 (8), 15-19 (10)

Total Number 309


Neskonlith


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 320
Population off reserve: 271
Total Population: 591
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 14
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (2), 55-64 (5), 65-74 (3), 75-84 (3), 85 and over (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 37
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (3), 15-19 (2), 20-24 (3), 25-44 (5), 45-54 (10), 55-64 (8), 65-74 (4), 75-84 (2)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 540
Number of people learning the language 22
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (4), 5-14 (8), 15-19 (10)

Total Number 591


Simpcw


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 398
Population off reserve: 240
Total Population: 638
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 12
Age groups that speak the language fluently 25-44 (1), 45-54 (2), 55-64 (4), 65-74 (3), 75-84 (2)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 19
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 15-19 (1), 20-24 (2), 45-54 (5), 55-64 (3), 65-74 (4), 75-84 (3), 85 and over (1)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 607
Number of people learning the language 26
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (6), 15-19 (9), 20-24 (4), 25-44 (6), 45-54 (1)

Total Number 638


Kenpesq't (Shuswap)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 129
Population off reserve: 103
Total Population: 232
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 4
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (1), 65-74 (2), 75-84 (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 10
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (1), 15-19 (2), 25-44 (1), 45-54 (1), 55-64 (2), 65-74 (2), 75-84 (1)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 218
Number of people learning the language 3
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (1), 15-19 (2)

Total Number 232


Skeetchestn


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 281
Population off reserve: 283
Total Population: 564
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 12
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (2), 55-64 (6), 65-74 (4)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 8
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (1), 15-19 (1), 20-24 (1), 45-54 (2), 55-64 (2), 65-74 (1)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 544
Number of people learning the language 60
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (2), 5-14 (48), 15-19 (8), 20-24 (2)

Total Number 564


Splats'in


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 396
Population off reserve: 362
Total Population: 758
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 22
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (12), 65-74 (8), 75-84 (1), 85 and over (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 43
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (3), 15-19 (4), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (6), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (10), 65-74 (10), 75-84 (5)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 693
Number of people learning the language 62
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (33), 5-14 (7), 15-19 (3), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (3), 45-54 (2), 55-64 (5), 65-74 (6), 75-84 (1)

Total Number 758


Ts'kw'aylaxw


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2006, December
Population on reserve: 421
Population off reserve: 81
Total Population: 502
Information Source: INAC Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 14
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (3), 65-74 (4), 75-84 (5), 85 and over (2)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 96
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 20-24 (2), 25-44 (1), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (15), 65-74 (29), 75-84 (34), 85 and over (12)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 392
Number of people learning the language 10
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (4), 15-19 (6)

Total Number 502


Pellt'iq't (Whispering Pines/Clinton)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 54
Population off reserve: 76
Total Population: 130
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 0
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 9
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (2), 15-19 (1), 20-24 (1), 55-64 (3), 65-74 (2)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 121
Number of people learning the language 8
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (4), 15-19 (4)

Total Number 130