Language Needs Assessment: Soda Creek First Nation


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: Secwepemctsin

Organization

Soda Creek First Nation
Denise Tait, Head Start Coordinator

This project will serve the following communities:



Xats'ull (Soda Creek)



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2009, April
Population on reserve: 149
Population off reserve: 185
Total Population: 334
Information Source: INAC

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 10
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (5), 75-84 (3), 85 and over (2)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 87
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (20), 15-19 (15), 20-24 (15), 25-44 (20), 45-54 (10), 55-64 (7)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 237
Number of people learning the language 99
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (4), 5-14 (20), 15-19 (15), 20-24 (15), 25-44 (20), 45-54 (10), 55-64 (7), 65-74 (5), 75-84 (3)

Total Number 334