Language Needs Assessment: Tk'emlups Indian Band


Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2010/2011
Language: Secwepemctsin
Dialect: Western


Organization

Tk'emlups Indian Band
Louela Jules, Language Coordinator

This project will serve the following communities:



Community Specific Information



Tk'emlups (Kamloops)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2010, May
Population on reserve: 650
Population off reserve: 555
Total Population: 1205
Information Source: Don Seymour Membership Clerk
The band membership computer is down and could not provide age category breakdowns for Language fluency information to equal total population.

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 3
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (1), 75-84 (2)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 31
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (1), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (8), 65-74 (9), 75-84 (9), 85 and over (1)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 998
Number of people learning the language 173
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (47), 5-14 (115), 15-19 (11)

Total Number 1205


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Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2010, May
Population on reserve: 201
Population off reserve: 284
Total Population: 485
Information Source: Corinne Wolfe - Membership Clerk

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 20
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (4), 55-64 (3), 65-74 (5), 75-84 (5), 85 and over (3)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 36
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 15-19 (1), 20-24 (10), 25-44 (4), 45-54 (8), 55-64 (5), 65-74 (6), 75-84 (2)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 429
Number of people learning the language 11
Age groups that are learning the language 15-19 (6), 20-24 (2), 45-54 (2), 55-64 (1)

Total Number 485