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Language Needs Assessment: Saanich Adult Education Centre
Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2012/2013
Language: SENĆOŦEN / Malchosen / Lekwungen / Semiahmoo / T’Sou-ke
Dialect: SENCOTEN
Organization
Saanich Adult Education Centre
Tye Swallow, Instructor/Facilitator
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Specific Information
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2008, June |
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| Population on reserve: |
264 |
| Population off reserve: |
99 |
| Total Population: |
363 |
| Information Source: |
Indian and Northers Affairs Canada - Population Statistics Report |
| Please note that BOKECEN is one of four Bands that make up the Saanich Indian School Board. For further detailed information on the band school that serves BOKECEN, please see WJOTLEP (Tsartlip) for a breakdown of ages receiving language instruction. |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
0 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
6 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
25-44 (6)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
357 |
| Number of people learning the language |
20 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (17), 25-44 (3)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2008, June |
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| Population on reserve: |
600 |
| Population off reserve: |
282 |
| Total Population: |
882 |
| Information Source: |
Indian and Northers Affairs Canada - Population Statistics Report |
| Tsartlip is home to the Saanich Indian School Board (SISB) which serves the four Saanich Bands; Tsartlip, Tsawout, Pauquachin and Tseycum. The SISB is the education authority for WSANEC and language authority for the SENCOTEN language. The numbers reflected in the First Nations Operated School section refers to the whole school learning the language including all members from the other bands that the SISB serves. The more specific numbers from Tsartlip are in the Community Language Fluency section. |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
1 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
75-84 (1)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
14 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
25-44 (3), 45-54 (8), 55-64 (3)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
867 |
| Number of people learning the language |
93 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (76), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (15)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2008, June |
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| Population on reserve: |
104 |
| Population off reserve: |
48 |
| Total Population: |
152 |
| Information Source: |
indian and Northers Affairs Canada - Population Statistics Report |
| Please note that Tseycum is one of four Bands that make up the Saanich Indian School Board. For further detailed information on the band school that serves Tseycum, please see WJOTLEP (Tsartlip) for a breakdown of ages receiving language instruction. |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
0 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
3 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
65-74 (2), 75-84 (1)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
149 |
| Number of people learning the language |
10 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (10)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2008, June |
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| Population on reserve: |
537 |
| Population off reserve: |
212 |
| Total Population: |
749 |
| Information Source: |
Indian and Northers Affairs Canada - Population Statistics Report |
| Please note that Tsawout is one of four Bands that make up the Saanich Indian School Board. For further detailed information on the band school that serves Tsawout, please see WJOLTLEP (Tsartlip) for a breakdown of ages receiving language instruction. |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
0 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
13 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
25-44 (8), 45-54 (5)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
736 |
| Number of people learning the language |
87 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (75), 20-24 (4), 25-44 (8)
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