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

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise).
readEphesians 6:1-2

Pray that God will bring young men and women to faith in Jesus and that the fruit of their faith will be a powerful testimony as they honor their parents.

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
readPsalm 34:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see themselves as God sees them, with radiant faces and hearts that have been cleansed of all shame.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
readPsalm 9:18

Pray that God will raise up believers who can help meet emotional and physical needs among this people group. Ask Him to open doors for them and give them the courage to walk into difficult situations and share the hope of the gospel boldly.

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

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