Language Needs Assessment: Soda Creek Aboriginal Head Start


Funding Applcation:
Assessment Year: 2007/2008
Language: Secwepemctsin

Organization

Soda Creek Aboriginal Head Start
Stacy Turcotte, Head Start Coordinator

This project will serve the following communities:



Xats'ull (Soda Creek)



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2006, January
Population on reserve: 174
Population off reserve: 149
Total Population: 352
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 12
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 100
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 90
Number of people learning the language 150
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 352