• PEOPLE NAME: SALINANS OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 50637

ROP: 117615

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: North American Indigenous

Language: English - (eng)

Alternate Name(s): Ennesen, Tepotaha

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: United States

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Population: 800

Global Population: 800


PEID: 50637

ROP: 117615

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Salinans of United States, numbering 800, 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 English. The primary religion practiced by the Salinans is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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