Language Needs Assessment: Nazko First Nation


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


Organization

Nazko First Nation
Laurell Crocker, Manager

This project will serve the following communities:



Nazko First Nation



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2004, January
Population on reserve: 159
Population off reserve: 156
Total Population: 315
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

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

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 268
Number of people learning the language 0
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 315