People group profile · PG043478
The Nakota (Stoney) of Canada
The Nakota (Stoney) of Canada, numbering about 3,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Siouan-speaking Indigenous people with a rich cultural, linguistic, and historical identity shaped by their migration, environment, and interactions with other Indigenous and colonial groups.
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 Stoney.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 3,900
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- North American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Stoney (sto)
- 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
- Also known as
- Nakota, Nakoda, Nakona, Stoney, Stoney Nakoda
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
- Location
- Alberta province: Alexis, Bighorn, Eden Valley, Morley, and Paul reserves west and northwest of Calgary and west of Edmonton
Where they live
Gospel status
The Nakota (Stoney) 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Nakota (Stoney)
- 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
Stoney · Siouan family
95% speak Stoney
Gospel resources in Stoney
- Bible available, published 1973
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Nakota (Stoney)
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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