Known Works Among Native Americans

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Known Works Among Native Americans

• The people most evangelized
• The people least reached

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The Retreat of American Indians
1820-1864
1865-1894
1895-2004
1775-1819
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Indian Population Growth
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Tribal Areas
Over 500 federally recognized tribes
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The 4 Largest Tribes Today
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The 15 Largest Tribes Today

• Apache 57,060
• Lumbee 51,913
• Iroquois 45,212
• Creek 40,223
• Blackfoot 27,104
• Chickasaw 20,887
• Papago 17,466
• Potawatomi 15,817

• Cherokee 281,069
• Navajo 269,202
• Sioux 108,272
• Chippewa 105,908
• Latin American Indian 104,354
• Choctaw 87,349
• Pueblos 59,533

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The Largest Indian Reservations

• 1. Navajo (AZ,NM,UT) 173,987
• 2. Pine Ridge (Sioux SD) 14,304
• 3. Fort Apache (AZ) 11,702
• 4. Gila River (Pima, Maricopa AZ) 10,353
• 5. Tohono O'odham (Papago AZ) 9,718
• 6. Rosebud (Sioux SD) 9,040
• 7. San Carlos (Apache AZ) 8,921
• 8. Blackfeet (MT) 8,507

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The Largest Indian Reservations
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Highest Percentage in Cities
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Indian Language Groups
Salishan
Penutian
Siouan-Catawba
Algic
Iroquoian
Uto-Aztecan
Kiowa-Tanoan
Cochimi-Yuman
Na-Dine
Caddoan
Muskogean
Timucuan
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Words From Indian Languages

• Nootka--potlatch
• Nahuatl--tomato, coyote
• Algonquian--toboggan, hickory, chipmunk, caucus
• Sioux--teepee
• Laurentian--Canada
• Arawakan--canoe, hurricane, barbecue

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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
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Indian Religion

• Prayers to Mountains, Rivers, Sun, etc.
• Peyote
• Sandpaintings
• Medicine Men
• Sweatlodge
• Dances

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Indian Religion (cont.)

• Blessings by Katchina Spirits
• Fetishes
• Prayer Sticks
• Kivas
• Fear of Spirits and Witches (Skinwalkers)

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U.S. Reservations
Potawatomi
Eastern
Navajo
Cherokee
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Crandon, Wisconsin
James and Kathy Crawford
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Arizona New Mexico
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Navajo Nation
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Hogans
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Navajo rugs
Shade house
Grazing sheep
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Dine -- The People
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Churches of Christ among the Navajo

• Fort Defiance, Arizona
• Kayenta, Arizona
• Kinliche, Arizona
• Many Farms, Arizona
• Tuba City, Arizona

• Crownpoint, New Mexico
• Hogback, New Mexico
• Shiprock, New Mexico
• Montezuma Creek, Utah

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Reservation Churches
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Hogback, NM
Phillip and Irita James
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Fort Defiance, AZ
Joe Louis Rivera
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Shiprock, NM
Wayne Herring
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Montezuma Creek, UT
Ray and Oleta Whaley
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Many Farms, AZ
Ben Begay
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Tuba City, AZ
Paul and Ann Ghee
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Kayenta, AZ
Josh and Divine Austin
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Kinliche, AZ
Bud Paine
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Crownpoint, NM
Edison and Doris Gruber
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All nations will come and worship before you
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