People group profile · PG016828
The Enawenê-Nawê of Brazil
The Enawenê-Nawê of Brazil, numbering about 1,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small Amazonian Indigenous people of Brazil whose life revolves around fishing, communal living, and long spiritual rituals. Their culture is unique for its strong focus on ritual exchange with nature’s spirits and its reliance almost entirely on fish.
They are an indigenous people in the Amazon people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Enawené-Nawé.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 1,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Enawené-Nawé (unk)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Mato Grosso: Enawenê-Nawê Indigenous Territory, near the Iquê River
Where they live
Gospel status
The Enawenê-Nawê are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Enawenê-Nawê
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
80% adherents
Primary language
Enawené-Nawé · Arawakan family
100% speak Enawené-Nawé
Gospel resources in Enawené-Nawé
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Enawenê-Nawê
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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