Language Needs Assessment: Saikuz First Nation

Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2007/2008
Language: Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ)
Dialect: Nazko

Saikuz First Nation
Colleen Erickson, Chief of Saik'uz First Nation

Community Specific Information

Date of community's recent population poll:

2007, January

Population on reserve:

163

Population off reserve:

256

Total Population:

419

Information Source:

Number that speak and understand language fluently	11
Age groups that speak the language fluently	85 and over ()
Number that understand and/or speak somewhat	14
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat	25-44 ()
Number that do not speak or understand the language	134
Number of people learning the language	4
Age groups that are learning the language	5-14 (), 15-19 (), 20-24 ()

Total Number

163

Date of community's recent population poll:

1999, January

Population on reserve:

600

Population off reserve:

250

Total Population:

950

Information Source:

Number that speak and understand language fluently	12
Age groups that speak the language fluently	85 and over ()
Number that understand and/or speak somewhat	150
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat	25-44 ()
Number that do not speak or understand the language	450
Number of people learning the language	200
Age groups that are learning the language	5-14 (), 15-19 (), 20-24 ()

Total Number

812

Date of community's recent population poll:

2007, January

Population on reserve:

Population off reserve:

Total Population:

104

Information Source:

Number that speak and understand language fluently	7
Age groups that speak the language fluently	85 and over ()
Number that understand and/or speak somewhat	12
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	5-14 (), 15-19 (), 20-24 ()

Total Number