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The Blackfoot of Canada

The Blackfoot of Canada, numbering approximately 3,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a confederation of Algonquian-speaking Indigenous tribes who traditionally lived in the northwestern Great Plains, particularly in what is now Alberta. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Siksika is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: North American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Siksika (bla)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 3,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043361
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

71%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Siksika
Language Family: Algic

80%
%
Blackfoot Speakers

Media Resources in Siksika:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Siksika:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Blackfoot are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Blackfoot:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Blackfoot of Canada

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
readPsalm 127:3

Pray that God will bless this generation of children, that they will come to know Jesus early in life and follow Him always.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 8:38-39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence in their salvation, knowing that nothing can separate them from the One who conquered death and loves them as His children.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Blackfoot Across Countries (ROP3 - 101517) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Siksika BlackfootPG043538Siksika BlackfootUnited States32,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BlackfootPG043361BlackfootCanada3,100No Longer UnreachedSiksikaRoman Catholicism

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