Dakota, Sioux in United States people group profile

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Population

123,000

Main Language

Dakota

Largest Religion

Christianity 60.00%

Christian

60.00%

Evangelical

6.00%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Dakota
People Name in Country	Dakota, Sioux
Alternate Names	Santee; Sioux
Population this Country	123,000
Population all Countries	124,000
Total Countries	2
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	4 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	4 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	11477
ROP3 Code	102396

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	North American Peoples
People Cluster	North American Indigenous
People Group	Dakota

Affinity Bloc	North American Peoples
People Cluster	North American Indigenous
People Group	Dakota
Ethnic Code	MIR38a

Geography

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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	Minnesota: Upper Sioux, Lower Sioux, Prior Lake, Prairie Island, Minneapolis; Montana: Fort Peck reservation; Nebraska: Santee; North Dakota: Devils Lake, northern Standing Rock reservation, Sisseton-Lakota Traverse reservation; South Dakota: Crow Creek, Sisseton-Lakota Traverse and Yankton reservations, Flandreau. 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	Minnesota: Upper Sioux, Lower Sioux, Prior Lake, Prairie Island, Minneapolis; Montana: Fort Peck reservation; Nebraska: Santee; North Dakota: Devils Lake, northern Standing Rock reservation, Sisseton-Lakota Traverse reservation; South Dakota: Crow Creek, Sisseton-Lakota Traverse and Yankton reservations, Flandreau.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 6.00 %)	60.00 %
Ethnic Religions	30.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	10.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Dakota (123,000 speakers)
Language Code	dak Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Dakota (123,000 speakers)
Language Code	dak Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Dakota

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Primary Language: Dakota

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1839-1976)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1865)
Bible-Complete	Yes (1879-1887)
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com)	Online

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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	Android Bible app: Dakota	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	iOS Bible app: Dakota	YouVersion Bibles

Sources

Photo Source	Anita C. Newman -National Archives Creative Commons
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

Countries this People live in:

Country ▲	Population	Scale
Canada	1,300	5 ●
United States	123,000	4 ●
Totals: 2	124,000

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