People group profile · PG043683
The Plains Cree of the United States
The Plains Cree of the United States, numbering about 33,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are one of the major subgroups of the Cree Nation, Indigenous to the Canadian Prairies, primarily in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
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 Plains Cree.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 33,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- North American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Plains Cree (crk)
- 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
- Also known as
- Western Cree
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Plains Cree 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 Plains Cree
- 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
Plains Cree · Algic family
100% speak Plains Cree
Gospel resources in Plains Cree
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Cree, Western)
Bibles
- Contemporary Version · audio
- Kanāci Kihci Masinhikan · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Plains Cree
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Plains Cree in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Cree | Canada | 43,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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