Language Needs Assessment: Takla First Nation


Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2007/2008
Language: Nedut’en

Organization

Takla First Nation
Jenny Geernaert, Takla Project Manager

This project will serve the following communities:



Takla Lake First Nation



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll:
Population on reserve: 340
Population off reserve: 341
Total Population: 681
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 100
Age groups that speak the language fluently 45-54 (), 55-64 (), 65-74 (), 75-84 ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 100
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 0-4 (), 5-14 (), 15-19 (), 20-24 (), 25-44 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 350
Number of people learning the language 150
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (), 15-19 (), 20-24 (), 25-44 ()

Total Number 700