Language Needs Assessment: St. Mary's Indian Band/ʔaq̓am/Ktunaxa


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2010/2011
Language: Ktunaxa
Dialect: Upper Kootenay


Organization

St. Mary's Indian Band/ʔaq̓am A/Ktunaxa B
Karen Smith, Director of Community Education Services

This project will serve the following communities:



ʔaq̓am (St. Mary's Band)


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, January
Population on reserve: 228
Population off reserve: 122
Total Population: 350
Information Source: Indian Registry System

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 5
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (1), 65-74 (2), 75-84 (1), 85 and over (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 18
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (4), 25-44 (6), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (3), 65-74 (2)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 327
Number of people learning the language 34
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (22), 25-44 (8), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (1)

Total Number 350