Language Needs Assessment: Lower Nicola Band School


Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2007/2008
Language: Nłeʔkepmxcín

Organization

Lower Nicola Band School
Angie Sterling, Interim Principal

This project will serve the following communities:



Lower Nicola Indian Band



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll:
Population on reserve:
Population off reserve:
Total Population: 1000
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 28
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 153
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 730
Number of people learning the language 108
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 1019