Language Needs Assessment: Tsilhqot'in National Government


Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2006/2007
Language: Tsilhqot'in

Organization

Tsilhqot'in National Government
Joe Alphonse, Executive Director

This project will serve the following communities:



Community Specific Information



Catch All



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2005, February
Population on reserve: 1427
Population off reserve: 1270
Total Population: 2896
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


ʔEsdilagh



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 86
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 15
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 19
Number of people learning the language 48
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 154


Yunesit'in



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 169
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 15
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 70
Number of people learning the language 113
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 367




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 565
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 99
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 321
Number of people learning the language 411
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 1396


Tsi Del Del



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 268
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 57
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 160
Number of people learning the language 148
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 605


Xeni Gwet'in



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 165
Age groups that speak the language fluently

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 29
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat

Number that do not speak or understand the language 58
Number of people learning the language 122
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 374