Known Works Among Native Americans The people most evangelized The people least reached
The Retreat of American Indians
Indian Population Growth
Tribal Areas Over 500 federally recognized tribes
The 4 Largest Tribes Today
The 15 Largest Tribes Today Cherokee 281,069 Navajo 269,202 Sioux 108,272 Chippewa 105,908 Latin American Indian 104,354 Choctaw 87,349 Pueblos 59,533 Apache 57,060 Lumbee 51,913 Iroquois 45,212 Creek 40,223 Blackfoot 27,104 Chickasaw 20,887 Papago 17,466 Potawatomi 15,817
The Largest Indian Reservations 1. Navajo (AZ,NM,UT) 173, Pine Ridge (Sioux; SD) 14, Fort Apache (AZ) 11, Gila River (Pima, Maricopa; AZ) 10, Tohono O'odham (Papago; AZ) 9, Rosebud (Sioux; SD) 9, San Carlos (Apache; AZ) 8, Blackfeet (MT) 8,507
The Largest Indian Reservations
Highest Percentage in Cities
Indian Language Groups Salishan Penutian Kiowa- Tanoan Uto-Aztecan Cochimi- Yuman Algic Siouan- Catawba Iroquoian CaddoanMuskogean Timucuan Na-Dine
Words From Indian Languages Nootka--potlatch Nahuatl--tomato, coyote Algonquian--toboggan, hickory, chipmunk, caucus Sioux--teepee Laurentian--Canada Arawakan--canoe, hurricane, barbecue
Indian Languages Used Today Navajo 142,886 Dakota 13,387 Apache 11,563 Pima 11,449 Choctaw 8,147 Zuni 6,343 Hopi 5,264 Muskogee 4,706 Ojibwa 4,518 Crow 4,143 Tewa 3,437 Tiwa 2,338 Shosoni 2,142 Ute 1,814 Cheyenne 1,570 Paiute 1,534 Total American Indian speakers 281,990
Indian Religion Prayers to Mountains, Rivers, Sun, etc. Peyote Sandpaintings Medicine Men Sweatlodge Dances
Indian Religion (cont.) Blessings by Katchina Spirits Fetishes Prayer Sticks Kivas Fear of Spirits and Witches (Skinwalkers)
U.S. Reservations Navajo Eastern Cherokee Potawatomi
Crandon, Wisconsin James and Kathy Crawford
Arizona & New Mexico
Navajo Nation
Hogans
Shade house Grazing sheep Navajo rugs
Dine -- The People
Churches of Christ among the Navajo Crownpoint, New MexicoCrownpoint, New Mexico Hogback, New MexicoHogback, New Mexico Shiprock, New MexicoShiprock, New Mexico Montezuma Creek, UtahMontezuma Creek, Utah
Reservation Churches
Hogback, NM Phillip and Irita James
Fort Defiance, AZ Joe Louis Rivera
Shiprock, NM Wayne Herring
Montezuma Creek, UT Ray and Oleta Whaley
Many Farms, AZ Ben Begay
Tuba City, AZ Paul and Ann Ghee
Kayenta, AZ Josh and Divine Austin
Kinliche, AZ Bud Paine
Crownpoint, NM Edison and Doris Gruber
All nations will come and worship before you Revelation 15:4c Revelation 15:4c