Language Needs Assessment: Upper St'at'imc Language, Culture and Education Society


Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2006/2007
Language: St̓át̓imcets

Organization

Upper St'at'imc Language, Culture and Education Society
Marilyn Napoleon, Board Member

This project will serve the following communities:



Community Specific Information



Catch All


Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2005, January
Population on reserve: 1475
Population off reserve: 1456
Total Population: 2931
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


Ts'kw'aylaxw


Community Population

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

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 14
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (), 75-84 (), 85 and over ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 96
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 45-54 (), 55-64 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 298
Number of people learning the language 82
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (), 5-14 ()

Total Number 490


Nxwísten (Bridge River)


Community Population

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

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 11
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (), 75-84 (), 85 and over ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 117
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 45-54 (), 55-64 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 203
Number of people learning the language 65
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (), 5-14 ()

Total Number 399


Sekw’el’wás (Cayoose Creek)


Community Population

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

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 6
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (), 65-74 (), 75-84 (), 85 and over ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 70
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (), 45-54 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 63
Number of people learning the language 35
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (), 5-14 ()

Total Number 174


Tsal'álh (Seton Lake)


Community Population

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

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 22
Age groups that speak the language fluently 55-64 (), 65-74 (), 75-84 (), 85 and over ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 135
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 45-54 (), 55-64 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 351
Number of people learning the language 89
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (), 5-14 ()

Total Number 604


T'it'q'et First Nation


Community Population

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

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 7
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (), 75-84 (), 85 and over ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 67
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 45-54 (), 55-64 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 194
Number of people learning the language 93
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (), 5-14 ()

Total Number 361


Xaxli'p First Nation


Community Population

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

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 18
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 (), 75-84 (), 85 and over ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 187
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 25-44 (), 45-54 (), 55-64 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 639
Number of people learning the language 59
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (), 5-14 ()

Total Number 903