Language Needs Assessment: Nicola Tribal Association


Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2010/2011
Language: Nłeʔkepmxcín
Dialect: scw’exmxcin


Organization

Nicola Tribal Association
Natasha Fountain, Research Manager

This project will serve the following communities:



Community Specific Information



Shackan



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2006, January
Population on reserve: 45
Population off reserve: 75
Total Population: 120
Information Source: Statistics Canada, Personal Observation
Statistics Canada was updated last in 2010.

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 10
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (5), 65-74 (5)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 19
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (1), 45-54 (5), 55-64 (8), 65-74 (5)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 91
Number of people learning the language 30
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (1), 5-14 (8), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (4), 45-54 (8), 55-64 (7)

Total Number 120


Nooaitch



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2006, February
Population on reserve: 120
Population off reserve: 80
Total Population: 200
Information Source: Statistics Canada; Personnal Observation
According to the webpage, the site was last modified in 2010

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 4
Age groups that speak the language fluently 25-44 (1), 55-64 (3)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 21
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (5), 45-54 (6), 55-64 (10)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 175
Number of people learning the language 56
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (5), 5-14 (6), 15-19 (5), 20-24 (5), 25-44 (21), 45-54 (12), 55-64 (2)

Total Number 200


Nicomen Indian Band



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2006, January
Population on reserve: 51
Population off reserve: 79
Total Population: 130
Information Source: Statistics Canada, Personal Observation
Statistics Canada

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 5
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (4), 85 and over (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 21
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (2), 15-19 (2), 20-24 (5), 25-44 (5), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (4)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 104
Number of people learning the language 104
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (6), 5-14 (15), 15-19 (18), 20-24 (15), 25-44 (21), 45-54 (28), 55-64 (1)

Total Number 130