Language Needs Assessment: Enowkin Centre - Okanagan Nation


Funding Applcation: Language and Culture Immersion Camp
Assessment Year: 2010/2011
Language: Nsyilxcən

Organization

Enowkin Centre - Okanagan Nation
Lauren Terbasket, Education Director

This project will serve the following communities:



Community Specific Information



Upper Nicola Band


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2010, March
Population on reserve: 465
Population off reserve: 413
Total Population: 878
Information Source: Sharon Lindly Okanagan Language Authority

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 19
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (9), 75-84 (10)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 20
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 55-64 (9), 65-74 (8), 75-84 (3)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 839
Number of people learning the language 60
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (24), 5-14 (28), 15-19 (8)

Total Number 878


Lower Similkameen Indian Band


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2008, January
Population on reserve: 312
Population off reserve: 136
Total Population: 448
Information Source: Chief Robert Edward/Paul Creek LNA

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 28
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (3), 55-64 (9), 65-74 (16)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 59
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 0-4 (14), 5-14 (11), 15-19 (4), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (18), 45-54 (6), 55-64 (4)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 361
Number of people learning the language 59
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (14), 5-14 (11), 15-19 (4), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (18), 45-54 (6), 55-64 (4)

Total Number 448


Okanagan Indian Band


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2010, January
Population on reserve: 901
Population off reserve: 892
Total Population: 1793
Information Source: Okanagan Language Authority
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Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 41
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (7), 55-64 (6), 65-74 (12), 75-84 (9), 85 and over (7)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 20
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 45-54 (20)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 1732
Number of people learning the language 35
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (5), 5-14 (25), 15-19 (2), 20-24 (3)

Total Number 1793


Osoyoos Indian Band


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2010, January
Population on reserve: 364
Population off reserve: 114
Total Population: 478
Information Source: Okanagan Language Authourity

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 30
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (5), 55-64 (8), 65-74 (12), 75-84 (5)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 7
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 15-19 (2), 20-24 (3), 25-44 (2)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 441
Number of people learning the language 50
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (30), 15-19 (20)

Total Number 478


Penticton Indian Band


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2010, June
Population on reserve: 750
Population off reserve: 100
Total Population: 850
Information Source: Enowkin Centre Language Authourity

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 38
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (11), 65-74 (11), 75-84 (11), 85 and over (5)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 43
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 5-14 (5), 15-19 (5), 25-44 (10), 45-54 (9), 55-64 (14)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 769
Number of people learning the language 52
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (52)

Total Number 850


Upper Similkameen Indian Band


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2006, January
Population on reserve: 47
Population off reserve: 16
Total Population: 63
Information Source: Paul Creek Language Authority LNA

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 1
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 4
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 55-64 (1), 65-74 (3)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 58
Number of people learning the language 9
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (6), 15-19 (3)

Total Number 63


Westbank First Nation


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2010, March
Population on reserve: 379
Population off reserve: 287
Total Population: 666
Information Source: Delphine Derickson Okanagan Language Authority

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 38
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (2), 55-64 (9), 65-74 (12), 75-84 (11), 85 and over (4)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 8
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 15-19 (1), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (5)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 620
Number of people learning the language 40
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (30), 15-19 (5), 25-44 (5)

Total Number 666