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The Mandan of United States

The Mandan of United States, numbering approximately 600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Native American tribe historically located in the Great Plains, primarily in what is now North Dakota. They mostly adhere to Native American religions and English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Manda

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: North American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Native American religions
Population: 600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043343
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Native American religions
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

45%
%
Native American religions Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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Bible Resources in English:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
American Standard Bible✓
English Standard Version® - Hear the Word Audio Bible✓✓
English Version for the Deaf✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ®✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Christmas Film✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Easter Film✓
King James Version✓✓✓
New American Standard Bible (NASB)✓
New Life Version (Easy to Read)✓
New Living Translation®, Holy Sanctuary version✓
Revised Version 1885✓
World English Bible - Winfred Henson✓✓
World Messianic Version✓
Wycliffe Modern✓

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mandan are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Mandan:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Mandan of United States

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that those who don't know the good news of peace and salvation through Jesus Christ will have an opportunity to receive it. Pray that it will bring hope and healing to their souls.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember God's mercy and grace and experience joy as they walk in new life with Christ.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

Mandan Across Countries (ROP3 - 106225) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
MandanPG043343MandanUnited States600No Longer UnreachedEnglishNative American religions

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