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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The St. Lawrence Island Yupik of United States

The St. Lawrence Island Yupik of United States, numbering approximately 1,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Arctic people whose homeland lies at the crossroads of Asia and North America, centered on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, Alaska. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Central Siberian Yupik is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Yupik, St. Lawrence Island

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Arctic Peoples
Primary Language(s): Central Siberian Yupik (ess)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043641
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Central Siberian Yupik
Language Family: Eskimo-Aleut

70%
%
Yupik, Saint Lawrence Island Speakers

Media Resources in Central Siberian Yupik:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Central Siberian Yupik:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The St. Lawrence Island Yupik 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 St. Lawrence Island Yupik:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
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 St. Lawrence Island Yupik of United States

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
readPsalm 23:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's presence, even in the darkest valleys.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

Yupik, St. Lawrence Island Across Countries (ROP3 - 109544) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
St. Lawrence Island YupikPG043641St. Lawrence Island YupikUnited States1,600Engaged yet UnreachedCentral Siberian YupikProtestantism

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