East Indian in Jamaica


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

By 1830, the British abolished African slavery in their colonies, so they needed cheap labor for their plantations. To fill this gap, East Indians came as indentured laborers between 1845-1917. Ironically, they earned less than former slaves. Their commitment as indentured laborers lasted between one to five years. During this time, they were not allowed to leave the plantation. Upon their release, they usually found the cost of travel to India to be prohibitively high, so they remained in Jamaica. Most moved to Kingston where they became iron workers, barbers, shopkeepers, jewelers or fishermen.
There were no Hindu priests among them, so people took these roles on an informal basis. During this time the East Indians gave up the practice of naming their children after Hindu gods and goddesses. These East Indians took on British surnames.
East Indians introduced a number of new crops to Jamaica including betel nut, mango, jackfruit, coolie plum and tamarind. They tended their own gardens after working long hours on the plantation.


What Are Their Lives Like?

East Asians and people who are partially East Asian have made their mark on Jamaican culture. They have been in the arts, music, and in beauty pageants. Others have been political activists.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Though there are Hindus among them, a high percentage of Jamaican East Asians are Christian.


What Are Their Needs?

Like people everywhere, the East Indians in Jamaica need to put Jesus Christ first in their lives.


Prayer Points

Pray for a Holy Spirit directed revival in Jamaica, leading East Asians to put all their trust in Jesus Christ.
Pray for East Asian disciples to make more disciples.


Scripture Prayers for the East Indian in Jamaica.


References

http://www.jnht.com/disndat_people.php#:~:text=The%20East%20Indians%20are%20the,better%20life%20back%20in%20India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Jamaicans


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General East Indian
People Name in Country East Indian
Pronunciation eest IN-dee-un
Alternate Names Ceylon Tamil; Tamil
Population this Country 93,000
Population all Countries 114,000
Total Countries 7
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 11678
ROP3 Code 102818
ROP25 Code 302261
ROP25 Name East Indian
Country Jamaica
Region America, North and Caribbean
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Country Jamaica
Region America, North and Caribbean
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 2.00 %)
75.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
10.00 %
Islam
3.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
12.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Hindi (93,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Hindi (93,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Hindi

Primary Language:  Hindi

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1806-1962)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1811-1998)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1818-2022)
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