Language Needs Assessment: Malahat First Nation


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2006/2007
Language: SENĆOŦEN / Malchosen / Lekwungen / Semiahmoo / T’Sou-ke

Organization

Malahat First Nation
Vince Harry, Chairman

This project will serve the following communities:



MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat)



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2004, January
Population on reserve: 120
Population off reserve: 120
Total Population: 240
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 6
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 0
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 234
Number of people learning the language 0
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 240