Language Needs Assessment: Gitkxsan - Wet ̓suwet ̓̓ en Education Society


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

Organization

Gitkxsan - Wet ̓suwet ̓̓ en Education Society
Marjorie McRae, Executive Director

This project will serve the following communities:



Community Specific Information



Catch All



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2005, December
Population on reserve: 3814
Population off reserve: 4640
Total Population: 8454
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

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

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

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

Total Number


Gitanyow Band Council



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2005, December
Population on reserve:
Population off reserve:
Total Population:
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 10
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 20
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 50
Number of people learning the language 20
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 8454


Anspa yaxw (Kispiox)



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2005, December
Population on reserve:
Population off reserve:
Total Population:
Information Source:
The two reserves were added together by Marjorie.

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 20
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 50
Number of people learning the language 20
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 8454