Language Needs Assessment: Head of the Lake School


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2007/2008
Language: St̓át̓imcets

Organization

Head of the Lake School
Dr. Abou Bai-Sheka, Ph.D. Linguistics Franc

This project will serve the following communities:



Community Specific Information



Douglas First Nation



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll:
Population on reserve: 40
Population off reserve: 200
Total Population: 240
Information Source: from 1992

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 2
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (), 55-64 (), 65-74 (), 75-84 (), 85 and over ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 0
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 30
Number of people learning the language 0
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 32


Skatin Nations



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll:
Population on reserve: 70
Population off reserve: 300
Total Population: 370
Information Source:
poll population as of 1992

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 10
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 3
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 30
Number of people learning the language 0
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 43