• PEOPLE NAME: WESTERN APACHE OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 43682

ROP: 110768

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: North American Indigenous

Language: Apache, Western - (apw)

Alternate Name(s): Coyotero

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: United States

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Population: 16,500

Global Population: 16,500


PEID: 43682

ROP: 110768

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Western Apache of United States, numbering 16,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the North American Indigenous people cluster within the North American Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in United States. Their primary language is Apache, Western. The primary religion practiced by the Western Apache is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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