Affinity Group: European Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Turkic Peoples

People Cluster: Ural-Siberian

Language: Shor - (cjs)

Alternate Name(s): Tatar, Kuznets, Shoretses

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Shamanism

Country: Russia

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Population: 13,000

Global Population: 13,000

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Shorian of Russia, numbering 13,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Ural-Siberian people cluster within the Turkic Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Russia. Their primary language is Shor. The primary religion practiced by the Shorian is shamanism, a practice that involves reaching an altered state of consciousness in order to interact with the spirit world.

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