The Katukina-Juruá of Brazil

The Katukina-Juruá of Brazil, numbering approximately 400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Pano people of the Juruá region of Acre whose communities are organized through six named clans and who identify with the wider Katukina Noke Kuin tradition while maintaining distinct local identities. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Panoan Katukína is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Panoan Katukína (knt)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016962
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

35%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Panoan Katukína
Language Family: Pano-Tacanan

100%
%
Katukína, Panoan Speakers

Media Resources in Panoan Katukína:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Panoan Katukína:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Katukina-Juruá are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Katukina-Juruá:
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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Katukina-Juruá of Brazil

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
readLuke 1:46-47

Pray that those who are lost will recognize their need for a Savior and joyfully embrace the mercy that God offers.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Katukina-Jurua Across Countries (ROP3 - 107855) reported in the following countries:

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