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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Western Inuit Canadians of Canada

The Western Inuit Canadians of Canada, numbering approximately 1,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Inuit people who live primarily in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) in the Northwest Territories and Yukon. They are one of the four main Inuit groups in Canada and represent the westernmost Inuit population in the country They are an Indigenous people, in the Inuit people cluster of the North American Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Protestantism. They primarily speak Inuinnaqtun.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Inuit
Primary Language(s): Inuinnaqtun (ikt)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Protestantism
Population: 1,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043447
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Christianity - Protestant… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Inuinnaqtun
Language Family: Eskimo-Aleut

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Inuinnaqtun Speakers

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Next steps for the Western Inuit Canadians

The Western Inuit Canadians are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Next steps for the Western Inuit Canadians

The Western Inuit Canadians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Next steps for the Western Inuit Canadians

The Western Inuit Canadians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Western Inuit Canadians of Canada

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readMark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
readPsalm 96:2

Pray that gospel resources will reach this generation so that they will receive the good news and sing to the LORD, bless His name, and tell of His salvation each day.

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:46-47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be devoted to the teaching of God's Word, to fellowship with one another, and to prayer.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Inuit, Western Canadian (ROP3 - 107472) reported in the following countries:

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