Purepecha in United States


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Main Language
Largest Religion
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Introduction / History

The Purepecha tribe was once called Tarascan. They live along the Sierra Madre Mountains in the state of Michoacán. The mighty Aztecs never conquered them largely because the Purepecha were adept at forging and wielding metal weapons. Their ancestors were not engulfed by the Spanish Empire until the 1530s, over a decade after the Aztecs were conquered. The Spaniards proceeded to use up the forests in the Purepecha homeland.
Most remain in Michoacán, but a small number are in the United States.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Many of them are farm workers, but one of them has a full ride scholarship to Harvard.


What Are Their Beliefs?

They are mainly Roman Catholic today, but there are elements of their ancient religion that remain. The Purepecha believed in God of the sky, earth, and the sea.


What Are Their Needs?

Purepechas need to put all their faith in the person, Jesus Christ, rather than a religious institution.


Prayer Points

Pray for Purepechas to put all their faith in Jesus Christ.
Pray for Purepechas disciples to make more disciples.
Pray for the Lord to send the wind of his Holy Spirit to purify the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico.


Scripture Prayers for the Purepecha in United States.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pur%C3%A9pecha
https://study.com/academy/lesson/purepecha-culture-language-art.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z42YgIQuCqs
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/purepecha-tribe-power-struggle-between-people-and-government
https://wec-uk.org/mission-resources/opportunities/position/church-planters-among-purpecha-people-mexico


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Purepecha
People Name in Country Purepecha
Pronunciation poo-DAY-peh-chah
Alternate Names Tarascan; Tarasco
Population this Country 800
Population all Countries 73,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 15271
ROP3 Code 109855
ROP25 Code 306844
ROP25 Name Purepecha
Country United States
Region America, North and Caribbean
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Alabama; California; Illinois; Missouri; North Carolina.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country United States
Region America, North and Caribbean
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Alabama; California; Illinois; Missouri; North Carolina..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 2.00 %)
93.00 %
Ethnic Religions
7.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Purepecha (800 speakers)
Language Code tsz   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Purepecha (800 speakers)
Language Code tsz   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Purepecha
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