People group profile · PG043548
The Miccosukee Tribe of the United States
The Miccosukee Tribe of the United States, numbering about 650 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a federally recognized tribe of Florida who are closely related to other Seminole peoples and historically part of the broader Seminole ethnogenesis, but who maintain a distinct tribal identity and are typically identified simply as Miccosukee.
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 Mikasuki.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 650
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- North American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Mikasuki (mik)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Miccosukee, Mikasuki Seminole, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
- Location
- Florida: Big Cypress, Immokalee, Hollywood, and Tampa Seminole reservations
Where they live
Gospel status
The Miccosukee Tribe 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 Miccosukee Tribe
- 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
Mikasuki · Muskogean family
50% speak Mikasuki
Gospel resources in Mikasuki
- Bible available, published 1991
- 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 Miccosukee Tribe
- 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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