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People group profile · PG050652

The Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo of the United States

The Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo of the United States, numbering about 6,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Tewa-speaking Native American community located in north-central New Mexico.

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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Fast facts

Country
United States
Population
6,300
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
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC ?
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Marginally Reached People Group
Also known as
San Juan Pueblo, Ohkwee Ówîngeh
Region
Northern America, Americas
Location
about 30 miles north of Santa Fe

Where they live

Gospel status

The Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo 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 No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo

  • 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 Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo

  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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