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The Zia Pueblo of United States

The Zia Pueblo of United States, numbering approximately 800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Native American community located in north-central New Mexico. They mostly adhere to Native American religions and Eastern Keres is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: North American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Eastern Keres (kee)
Primary Religion(s): Native American religions
Population: 800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050648

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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: Eastern Keres
Language Family: Keresan

100%
%
Keres, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Keres:

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Bible Resources in Eastern Keres:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Zia 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 Zia 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 Zia Pueblo of United States

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
readMatthew 18:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they find other believers to pray with, and that they will trust God to answer their requests according to His will.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Pueblo, Zia Across Countries (ROP3 - 119626) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Zia PuebloPG050648Zia PuebloUnited States800No Longer UnreachedEastern KeresNative American religions

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