Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Mixtec, Silacayoapan - (mks)

Alternate Name(s): Western Juxtlahuaca, Juxtlahuaca; Mixtec, Juxtlahuaca, Mixtec, Tezoatlán, Coicoyán Mixtec, Huajuapan, Central Juxtlahuaca Mixtec, Silacayoapan, Mixteco de Juxtlahuaca, Mixtec, Mixtec, Silacayoapan Mixtec, Tezoatlán; Mixtec, Silacayoapan; Mixtec, Juxtlahuaca, Mixteco de Tezoatlán de Segura y Luna, Mixtec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 67,000

Global Population: 73,700

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Western Oaxaca Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 67,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 73,700 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Mixtec, Silacayoapan. The primary religion practiced by the Western Oaxaca Mixtec is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available