Native American Tribal Information
Native American Information
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
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| Total population |
5,000 |
| Regions with significant populations |
 USA (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona) Mexico (Coahuila) |
| Languages |
| Spanish, English, Kickapoo |
| Religion |
| Christianity (many Catholic, some Protestant) and tribal religious practices; |
| Related ethnic groups |
| other Algonquian peoples |
The Kickapoos (Kickapoo: Kiikaapoa or Kiikaapoi) are one of the Algonquian speaking Native American tribes. According to the Anishinaabeg, the name "Kickapoo" (Giiwigaabaw in the Anishinaabe language and its Kickapoo cognate Kiwikapawa) means "Stands Here and there" and refers to the tribes migratory patterns. This interpretation is contested and generally believed to be a folk etymology.
There are three recognized Kickapoo tribes remaining in the United States: the Kickapoo of Kansas, the Kickapoo of Oklahoma, and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas. There is another band in the Mexican state of Coahuila. There is also a large group in Arizona. Thus far the former two groups have been politically lumped with the Texas band. Additionally, Kickapoos live in small groups throughout the western United States. Around 3,000 people claim to be tribal members.
Even more about Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Kickapoo Indian overview ... Sources | Map | Back to the Texas Indians home page. We are not really sure when the Kickapoo first arrived in Texas.
The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Member of an American Indian people who inhabited the Great Lakes region until the mid-17th century when they were forced west by the Iroquois.
