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The Inuit of Canada

The Inuit of Canada, numbering approximately 39,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Inuit people who live primarily in the eastern regions of Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland in Canada. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Eastern Canadian Inuktitut is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Arctic Peoples
Primary Language(s): Eastern Canadian Inuktitut (ike)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 39,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047358
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Eastern Canadian Inuktitut
Language Family: Eskimo-Aleut

100%
%
Inuktitut, Eastern Canadian Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Canadian Inuktitut:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Eastern Canadian Inuktitut:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Inuit 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 Inuit:
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 Inuit of Canada

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.
readPsalm 25:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the merciful nature and steadfast love of God as they walk with Him daily.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Inuit, Eastern Canadian Across Countries (ROP3 - 104041) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
InuitPG047358InuitCanada39,500No Longer UnreachedEastern Canadian InuktitutProtestantism

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