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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Picuris Pueblo of United States

The Picuris Pueblo of United States, numbering approximately 2,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a federally recognized Native American tribe and one of the Eight Northern Pueblos located in northern New Mexico. They mostly adhere to Native American religions and Northern Tiwa is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: North American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Northern Tiwa (twf)
Primary Religion(s): Native American religions
Population: 2,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043573

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Native American religions
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Native American religions Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Tiwa
Language Family: Kiowa-Tanoan

58%
%
Tiwa, Northern Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Tiwa:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Northern Tiwa:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Picuris Pueblo 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 Picuris Pueblo:
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 Picuris Pueblo of United States

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
readTitus 3:3

Pray for those who seek worldly pleasures instead of God to flee from sin and choose God’s goodness and lovingkindness by placing their faith in Jesus.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
readPsalm 22:27-28

Pray that entire families will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith, and that they will worship Him and declare His righteousness to the nations.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
readGenesis 50:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will forgive those who do them harm and trust God as they walk in His ways.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Pueblo, Picuris Across Countries (ROP3 - 119633) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Picuris PuebloPG043573Picuris PuebloUnited States2,400No Longer UnreachedNorthern TiwaNative American religions

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