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The Tsilhqot'in of Canada

The Tsilhqot'in of Canada, numbering approximately 4,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous First Nations community of Canada. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Chilcotin is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Tsilhqot'in

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: North American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Chilcotin (clc)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 4,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043371
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chilcotin
Language Family: Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit

20%
%
Chilcotin Speakers

Media Resources in Chilcotin:

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Bible Resources in Chilcotin:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tsilhqot'in 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 Tsilhqot'in:
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 Tsilhqot'in of Canada

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Tsilhqotʼin Across Countries (ROP3 - 102112) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tsilhqot'inPG043371Tsilhqot'inCanada4,900No Longer UnreachedChilcotinProtestantism

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