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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The North Alaskan Inupiat of Canada

The North Alaskan Inupiat of Canada, numbering approximately 7,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are one of the major regional groups of the Iñupiat, an Indigenous Inuit people whose homelands span the northernmost and northwestern regions of Alaska. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and North Alaskan Inupiatun is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Inupiat, North Alaskan

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Arctic Peoples
Primary Language(s): North Alaskan Inupiatun (esi)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 7,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043446
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: North Alaskan Inupiatun
Language Family: Eskimo-Aleut

50%
%
Inupiatun, North Alaskan Speakers

Media Resources in North Alaskan Inupiatun:

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Bible Resources in North Alaskan Inupiatun:

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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The North Alaskan Inupiat 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 North Alaskan Inupiat:
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 North Alaskan Inupiat of Canada

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
readRomans 10:12

Pray that as people from different backgrounds place their faith in Christ, they will be unified by their faith Him.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Inupiat, North Alaskan Across Countries (ROP3 - 107396) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
North Alaskan InupiatPG043446North Alaskan InupiatCanada7,900No Longer UnreachedNorth Alaskan InupiatunProtestantism
North Alaskan InupiakPG043566North Alaskan InupiakUnited States10,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism

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