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People group profile · PG043337

The Maidu of the United States

The Maidu of the United States, numbering about 300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Native American people of Northern California, whose traditional homelands lie along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and in the Sacramento Valley.

They are an indigenous people in the North American Indigenous people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak English.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Maidu people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Maidu

Fast facts

Country
United States
Population
300
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
North American Indigenous
Primary language
English (eng)
Primary religion
Animism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC ?
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
Northern America, Americas
Location
California: Plumas and Lassen counties, northern Sierras

Where they live

Gospel status

The Maidu are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Maidu

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Animism · Ethnoreligion

65% adherents

Primary language

English

100% speak English

Gospel resources in English

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories available

Films

  • JESUS (English, North American Indigenous)

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Maidu

  1. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  2. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  3. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  4. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.

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