People group profile · PG043624
The Shoshoni of the United States
The Shoshoni of the United States, numbering about 10,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Native American people who traditionally lived across a large area of the western United States. The Shoshoni were among the tribes encountered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), and Sacagawea, a Shoshoni woman, helped guide the expedition.
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 Shoshoni.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 10,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- North American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Shoshoni (shh)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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
- Idaho: Fort Hall Reservation; Nevada: central to northeast. Wyoming: Wind River Reservation (Northern Shoshoni dialect); Utah: west (Gosiute dialect)
Where they live
Gospel status
The Shoshoni 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Shoshoni
- 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
Shoshoni · Uto-Aztecan family
80% speak Shoshoni
Gospel resources in Shoshoni
- Bible available, published 1986
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 Shoshoni
- 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.
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.