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Language Needs Assessment: The Gitksan Wet'suwet'en Education Society
Funding Applcation: FirstVoices
Assessment Year: 2010/2011
Language: Gitsenimx̱
Dialect: Gigeenix
Organization
The Gitksan Wet'suwet'en Education Society
Sharon Ness, Coordinator
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, March |
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| Population on reserve: |
3003 |
| Population off reserve: |
4296 |
| Total Population: |
7299 |
| Information Source: |
Indian Registry/Band Membership Program from the Gitksan Government Commission |
| non registered resisdents = 118
other band residents = 379 |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
10 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
75-84 (), 85 and over ()
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
35 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
45-54 (), 55-64 (), 65-74 (), 75-84 (), 85 and over ()
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
35 |
| Number of people learning the language |
20 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
15-19 (), 20-24 (), 25-44 (), 45-54 (), 55-64 (), 65-74 ()
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