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Language Needs Assessment: The Paul Creek Language Association
Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2012/2013
Language: Nsyilxcən
Dialect: Similkameen
Organization
The Paul Creek Language Association
Christopher Parkin, Administrative Assistant/Curriculum Specialist
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Specific Information
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
331 |
| Population off reserve: |
151 |
| Total Population: |
482 |
| Information Source: |
LSIB Band Office Personnel |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
18 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
55-64 (3), 65-74 (9), 75-84 (6)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
20 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
5-14 (1), 15-19 (1), 20-24 (2), 25-44 (1), 45-54 (3), 55-64 (6), 65-74 (6)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
444 |
| Number of people learning the language |
62 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
0-4 (2), 5-14 (28), 15-19 (9), 20-24 (5), 25-44 (18)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2008, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
333 |
| Population off reserve: |
190 |
| Total Population: |
523 |
| Information Source: |
OIB Chief & Council / Sen-Pok-Chin Principal |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
6 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
65-74 (3), 75-84 (3)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
16 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
45-54 (5), 55-64 (5), 65-74 (6)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
501 |
| Number of people learning the language |
71 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (49), 15-19 (3), 20-24 (12), 25-44 (3), 45-54 (4)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2006, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
49 |
| Population off reserve: |
17 |
| Total Population: |
66 |
| Information Source: |
USIB Band Manger |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
1 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
65-74 (1)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
4 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
55-64 (1), 65-74 (3)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
61 |
| Number of people learning the language |
9 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (6), 15-19 (3)
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Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2007, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
392 |
| Population off reserve: |
272 |
| Total Population: |
664 |
| Information Source: |
Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, December 2007, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
34 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
45-54 (4), 55-64 (15), 65-74 (11), 75-84 (4)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
170 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
0-4 (10), 5-14 (22), 15-19 (9), 20-24 (11), 25-44 (17), 45-54 (46), 55-64 (40), 65-74 (15)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
460 |
| Number of people learning the language |
47 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
0-4 (10), 5-14 (22), 15-19 (9), 20-24 (4), 25-44 (1), 55-64 (1)
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