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Language Needs Assessment: Kwicksutaineuk Aw Kwaw Mish First Nation
Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2012/2013
Language: Kwak̓wala
Dialect: Kwak'wala
Organization
Kwicksutaineuk Aw Kwaw Mish First Nation
Jeneen Elliott, Band Manager
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2009, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
37 |
| Population off reserve: |
236 |
| Total Population: |
273 |
| Information Source: |
INAC census |
| Numbers pertaining to on-reserve members are accurate; numbers pertaining to off-reserve are approximate. The information below is in regards to the on-reserve members only. On-reserve population increases during the holiday season and summer months as students and parents return home from school. Students are required to reside in other communities to attend school, for all levels of education: elementary, secondary, and post secondary |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
10 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
65-74 (8), 75-84 (2)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
20 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
45-54 (5), 55-64 (15)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
243 |
| Number of people learning the language |
50 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
0-4 (11), 5-14 (30), 20-24 (3), 25-44 (6)
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