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People group profile · PG050636

The Gabrielino-Tongva of the United States

The Gabrielino-Tongva of the United States, numbering about 3,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands in California.

They are an indigenous people in the North American Indigenous people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Native American religions, and they primarily speak English.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Gabrielino-Tongva people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Gabrielino-Tongva

Fast facts

Country
United States
Population
3,100
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
North American Indigenous
Primary language
English (eng)
Primary religion
Native American religions
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
2% or Greater but Less than 5%
GSEC ?
2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Marginally Reached People Group
Also known as
Gabrielino, Tongva, Gabrieleño
Region
Northern America, Americas
Location
traditional homelands encompassed Los Angeles County and the islands of Santa Catalina, San Nicholas, San Clemente, and Santa Barbara, from Topanga Canyon to Laguna Beach and from the San Gabriel Mountains to the sea

Where they live

Gospel status

The Gabrielino-Tongva are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Gabrielino-Tongva

  • 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

Native American religions · Ethnoreligion

50% adherents

Primary language

English

100% speak English

Gospel resources in English

Films

  • JESUS (English, North American Indigenous)

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Gabrielino-Tongva

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. 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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