The Katio of Alto Andagueda of Colombia

The Katio of Alto Andagueda of Colombia, numbering approximately 9,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a tribal subgroup of the Katio indigenous to the Alto Andagueda reservation in Colombia's Choco Department They are an Indigenous people, with Embera-Catio (Katio) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Embera Catío.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Embera Catío (cto)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 9,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050166
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Embera Catío
Language Family: Chocoan

90%
%
Embera Catío Speakers

Media Resources in Embera Catío:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Embera Catío:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc.

1 entry

Or check out the Embera Catío bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Katio of Alto Andagueda 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.

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For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
readJohn 3:17

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All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.
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Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
readHebrews 10:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will cling tightly to the hope they have in God to faithfully keep His promises.

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.

Katio of Alto Andagueda Across Countries (ROP3 - 118614) reported in the following countries:

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