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Language Needs Assessment: Gitxsan Wet'suwet'en Education Society
Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: Gitsenimx̱
Dialect: Gigeenix
Organization
Gitxsan Wet'suwet'en Education Society
Michelle Moore, Multi-Media Coordinator
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Specific Information
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, March |
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| Population on reserve: |
727 |
| Population off reserve: |
1347 |
| Total Population: |
2074 |
| Information Source: |
Indian Registry/Band Membership Program |
| total non registered residents = 30
other band members onreserve = 60 |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
106 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
55-64 (11), 65-74 (20), 75-84 (30), 85 and over (45)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
170 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
25-44 (20), 45-54 (50), 55-64 (100)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
1798 |
| Number of people learning the language |
230 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (30), 15-19 (30), 20-24 (10), 25-44 (60), 45-54 (75), 55-64 (25)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, March |
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| Population on reserve: |
354 |
| Population off reserve: |
364 |
| Total Population: |
718 |
| Information Source: |
Indian Registry/ Band Membership Program |
| Other Band members= 32
Non registered members = 15 |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
37 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
55-64 (2), 65-74 (10), 75-84 (10), 85 and over (15)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
59 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
45-54 (14), 55-64 (20), 65-74 (25)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
622 |
| Number of people learning the language |
80 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
15-19 (30), 25-44 (30), 45-54 (20)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, March |
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| Population on reserve: |
431 |
| Population off reserve: |
453 |
| Total Population: |
884 |
| Information Source: |
Indian Registry/ Band Membership Program |
| other band members= 65
non registered= 10 |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
45 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
65-74 (10), 75-84 (15), 85 and over (20)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
72 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
45-54 (12), 55-64 (40), 65-74 (20)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
767 |
| Number of people learning the language |
98 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
15-19 (18), 25-44 (40), 45-54 (40)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, March |
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| Population on reserve: |
176 |
| Population off reserve: |
210 |
| Total Population: |
386 |
| Information Source: |
Indian Registry/ Band Membership Program |
| non registered members= 10
Other band memebers= 45 |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
20 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
65-74 (5), 75-84 (10), 85 and over (5)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
32 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
45-54 (12), 55-64 (20)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
334 |
| Number of people learning the language |
43 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
15-19 (13), 25-44 (10), 45-54 (20)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, March |
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| Population on reserve: |
644 |
| Population off reserve: |
805 |
| Total Population: |
1449 |
| Information Source: |
Indian Registry/ Band Membership Program |
| non registered = 28
Other band members= 72 |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
74 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
65-74 (14), 75-84 (35), 85 and over (25)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
119 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
45-54 (19), 55-64 (50), 65-74 (50)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
1256 |
| Number of people learning the language |
161 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (31), 15-19 (30), 20-24 (20), 25-44 (40), 45-54 (40)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, March |
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| Population on reserve: |
467 |
| Population off reserve: |
632 |
| Total Population: |
1099 |
| Information Source: |
Indian Registry/ Band Membership Program |
| non- registered= 15
other band members= 75 |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
56 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
65-74 (6), 75-84 (25), 85 and over (25)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
90 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
25-44 (10), 45-54 (40), 55-64 (40)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
953 |
| Number of people learning the language |
122 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (22), 15-19 (25), 25-44 (50), 45-54 (25)
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