Language Needs Assessment: haahuupayak School


Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2012/2013
Language: Nuučaan̓uɫ
Dialect: Central


Organization

haahuupayak School
Kailee Carr, Principal

This project will serve the following communities:



Tseshaht First Nation



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2011, January
Population on reserve: 650
Population off reserve: 350
Total Population: 1000
Information Source: Tseshaht Band Office Membership

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 5
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (1), 75-84 (3), 85 and over (1)

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 7
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 55-64 (2), 65-74 (2), 75-84 (2), 85 and over (1)

Number that do not speak or understand the language 988
Number of people learning the language 60
Age groups that are learning the language 5-14 (40), 25-44 (10), 45-54 (10)

Total Number 1000