People group profile · PG043376
The Northwestern Ojibwa of Canada
The Northwestern Ojibwa of Canada, numbering about 26,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Algonquian-speaking Ojibwe people descended from bands that expanded west from Lake Huron in the seventeenth century, relying on hunting, wild rice harvesting, and maple sugaring in northwestern Ontario.
They are an indigenous people in the North American Indigenous people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Northwestern Ojibwa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 26,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- North American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Northwestern Ojibwa (ojb)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
- Location
- Manitoba and Ontario provinces
Where they live
Gospel status
The Northwestern Ojibwa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Northwestern Ojibwa
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Northwestern Ojibwa · Algic family
80% speak Northwestern Ojibwa
Gospel resources in Northwestern Ojibwa
- Bible available, published 2008
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2008 Canadian Bible Society · audio, text
- 2008 Canadian Bible Society · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Northwestern Ojibwa
- 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.
- 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.
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