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: 400
Population off reserve: 325
Total Population: 725
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profile

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 30
Age groups that speak the language fluently 20-24 (2), 25-44 (5), 45-54 (4), 55-64 (4), 65-74 (15)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 84
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (30), 15-19 (10), 20-24 (7), 25-44 (5), 45-54 (12), 55-64 (10), 65-74 (9), 75-84 (1)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 611
Number of people learning the language 97
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (15), 5-14 (60), 15-19 (22)

Total Number 725


St'uxwtéws (Bonaparte)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 213
Population off reserve: 580
Total Population: 793
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 23
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (2), 55-64 (10), 65-74 (10), 75-84 (1)

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 793


Tsq'escenemc (Canim Lake)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 445
Population off reserve: 112
Total Population: 557
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 18
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (2), 55-64 (2), 65-74 (10), 75-84 (4)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 33
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 15-19 (2), 20-24 (1), 25-44 (3), 45-54 (7), 55-64 (20)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 506
Number of people learning the language 27
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (1), 5-14 (20), 15-19 (6)

Total Number 557


Canoe Creek


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 390
Population off reserve: 296
Total Population: 686
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 (2), 55-64 (6), 65-74 (5), 75-84 (2)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 30
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 15-19 (5), 20-24 (5), 25-44 (10), 45-54 (4), 55-64 (6)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 641
Number of people learning the language 9
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (2), 5-14 (1), 25-44 (2), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (1)

Total Number 686


Tk'emlups (Kamloops)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
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 4
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (1), 65-74 (2), 75-84 (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 26
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (2), 45-54 (7), 55-64 (11), 65-74 (3), 75-84 (3)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 1020
Number of people learning the language 141
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (115), 15-19 (12), 20-24 (4), 25-44 (2), 45-54 (6), 65-74 (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 10
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (2), 65-74 (6), 75-84 (2)

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 254
Number of people learning the language 17
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (1), 5-14 (6), 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 9
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (4), 65-74 (4), 75-84 (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 (5), 25-44 (5), 45-54 (10), 55-64 (8), 65-74 (4)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 545
Number of people learning the language 22
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (4), 5-14 (10), 15-19 (8)

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 6
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (2), 65-74 (3), 75-84 (1)

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 613
Number of people learning the language 28
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (5), 5-14 (12), 15-19 (6), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (2), 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 2
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (1), 75-84 (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 8
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (1), 25-44 (1), 45-54 (1), 55-64 (2), 65-74 (2), 75-84 (1)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 222
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: 279
Population off reserve: 283
Total Population: 562
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 10
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (4), 65-74 (6)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 16
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (4), 15-19 (4), 20-24 (1), 45-54 (2), 55-64 (2), 65-74 (3)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 536
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 562


Splats'in


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 395
Population off reserve: 362
Total Population: 757
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 17
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (4), 65-74 (12), 75-84 (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 697
Number of people learning the language 39
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (20), 5-14 (10), 45-54 (2), 55-64 (5), 65-74 (2)

Total Number 757


Ts'kw'aylaxw


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, August
Population on reserve: 421
Population off reserve: 81
Total Population: 502
Information Source: INAC First Nations Profiles

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 1
Age groups that speak the language fluently 75-84 (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 14
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (1), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (4), 65-74 (4), 75-84 (2)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 487
Number of people learning the language 0
Age groups that are learning the language

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 5
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (2), 15-19 (3)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 125
Number of people learning the language 10
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (4), 15-19 (4), 20-24 (2)

Total Number 130