Known Works Known Works Among Among
Native AmericansNative AmericansThe people most evangelizedThe people most evangelized
The people least reachedThe people least reached
The Retreat of American Indians
1775-1819
1820-1864
1865-18941895-2004
Indian Population GrowthIndian Population Growth
Tribal AreasTribal Areas
Over 500 Over 500 federally recognized tribesfederally recognized tribes
The 4 Largest Tribes Today
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
Cherokee Navajo Sioux Chippewa
198019902000
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) 173,987
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
The Largest Indian Reservations
Highest Percentage in Cities
Indian Language Groups
Salishan
Penutian
Kiowa-Tanoan
Uto-Aztecan
Cochimi-Yuman
AlgicSiouan-Catawba Iroquoian
Caddoan Muskogean
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. ReservationsU.S. Reservations
NavajoEastern
Cherokee
Potawatomi
Crandon, WisconsinCrandon, Wisconsin
James and Kathy Crawford
Arizona & New MexicoArizona & New Mexico
Navajo NationNavajo Nation
HogansHogans
Shade houseShade house
Grazing sheepGrazing sheep
Navajo rugsNavajo rugs
Dine -- The PeopleDine -- The People
Churches of Christ Churches of Christ among the Navajoamong the Navajo
• Fort Defiance, Fort Defiance, Arizona Arizona
• Kayenta, Arizona Kayenta, Arizona
• Kinliche, Arizona Kinliche, Arizona
• Many Farms, Many Farms, Arizona Arizona
• Tuba City, ArizonaTuba City, Arizona
• Crownpoint, New Crownpoint, New Mexico Mexico
• Hogback, New Hogback, New Mexico Mexico
• Shiprock, New Shiprock, New Mexico Mexico
• Montezuma Creek, Montezuma Creek, UtahUtah
Reservation ChurchesReservation Churches
Hogback, NMHogback, NM
Phillip and Irita James
Fort Defiance, AZFort Defiance, AZ
Joe Louis Rivera
Shiprock, NMShiprock, NM
Wayne Herring
Montezuma Creek, UTMontezuma Creek, UT
Ray and Oleta Whaley
Many Farms, AZMany Farms, AZ
Ben Begay
Tuba City, AZTuba City, AZ
Paul and Ann Ghee
Kayenta, AZKayenta, AZ
Josh and Divine Austin
Kinliche, AZKinliche, AZ
Bud Paine
Crownpoint, NMCrownpoint, NM
Edison and Doris Gruber
All nations will come All nations will come and and
worship before youworship before you
Revelation 15:4cRevelation 15:4c