Language Needs Assessment: EMERGE Wellness Society


Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2010/2011
Language: Éy7á7juuthem
Dialect: Northern Salishan


Organization

EMERGE Wellness Society
Robbi Wilson, Executive Director

This project will serve the following communities:



Sliammon First Nation


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, November
Population on reserve: 574
Population off reserve: 385
Total Population: 959
Information Source: http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=554&lang=eng

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 27
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (20), 65-74 (7)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 35
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (5), 15-19 (12), 20-24 (6), 25-44 (8), 45-54 (4)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 897
Number of people learning the language 93
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (37), 15-19 (45), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (3), 45-54 (6)

Total Number 959