People group profile · PG043506
The Chippewa (Western Ojibwa) of Canada
The Chippewa (Western Ojibwa) of Canada, numbering about 13,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous First Nations people who belong to the larger Ojibwe (Ojibwa/Ojibway) and Anishinaabe cultural group. In western Canada, they are often known as the Saulteaux or Plains Ojibwe.
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 Western Ojibwa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 13,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- North American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Western Ojibwa (ojw)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 50% or Greater but Less than 75%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
- Location
- Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan provinces; west from Lake Winnipeg
Where they live
Gospel status
The Chippewa (Western 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Chippewa (Western 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
62% adherents
Primary language
Western Ojibwa · Algic family
84% speak Western Ojibwa
Gospel resources in Western Ojibwa
- Bible available, published 2001
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Ojibwa, Western)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Chippewa (Western Ojibwa)
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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