estimate(s) of numbers of CJ speakers?

[Sally Thomason]

Dear Chinook Listers,

A student of mine is writing a paper on Chinook Jargon
and wondering how many speakers of the language there
are currently.  A 1990 census report he saw says 17
(but that might've been just US speakers, and I assume
there are more in Canada).  That number seems awfully
low, given the vigorous revitalization efforts that have
now been under way for some time.

So...does anyone have an educated guess as to how many
speakers there are now, in Canada + the US?

   - Sally

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