Language Needs Assessment: Tl'azt'en Nation


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2010/2011
Language: Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ)
Dialect: Tl’azt’en


Organization

Tl'azt'en Nation
Omineca Jack, Information management coordinator

This project will serve the following communities:



Tl’azt’en Nation



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll:
Population on reserve: 850
Population off reserve: 150
Total Population: 1000
Information Source: Tl'azt'en Nation membership clerk assistant

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (), 65-74 (), 75-84 (), 85 and over ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (200), 45-54 (100), 55-64 (20)

Number that do not speak or understand the language
Number of people learning the language
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (), 5-14 (), 15-19 (), 20-24 (), 25-44 (), 45-54 ()

Total Number