Language Needs Assessment: Ulkatcho First Nation Nagwuntl'oo School


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

Organization

Ulkatcho First Nation Nagwuntl'oo School
Joyce Dorsey

This project will serve the following communities:



Ulkatchot'en



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2003, January
Population on reserve: 680
Population off reserve: 170
Total Population: 850
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 145
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 136
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 492
Number of people learning the language 88
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 861