Kickapoo
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The Kickapoo are a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and later dispersal across areas including the Midwest, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kickapoo canonical | 30 |
| Kickapoo-Fox (in some classifications) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice | seasonal migration between U.S. and Mexico for work and ceremonies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| government | tribal governments in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
involved in conflicts during the Northwest Indian War
ⓘ
participated in the War of 1812 on the side of the British and Tecumseh’s confederacy ⓘ resisted U.S. expansion in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ subject to forced removals and dispersal in the 19th century ⓘ |
| language | Kickapoo language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
recognized indigenous community in Mexico
ⓘ
sovereign tribal nations within the United States ⓘ |
| migration |
migrated from Great Lakes region to Illinois and Missouri
ⓘ
migrated from Midwest to Kansas and Oklahoma ⓘ migrated from United States to northern Mexico ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | often interpreted as ‘those who walk the earth’ or ‘he who moves about’ ⓘ |
| originalRegion |
Great Lakes region
ⓘ
area around present-day Michigan ⓘ area around present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| populationDistribution |
Coahuila
ⓘ
surface form:
Coahuila, Mexico
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Midwest United States
Oklahoma ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
federally recognized tribe in the United States
ⓘ
indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Fox
ⓘ
Meskwaki (Fox) ⓘ
surface form:
Meskwaki
Sauk ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ traditional tribal religion ⓘ |
| reservation |
Kickapoo Indian Reservation in Oklahoma
ⓘ
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas ⓘ
surface form:
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
Kickapoo Reservation in Texas ⓘ |
| selfDesignation |
Kiwikapawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiikaapoa
|
| subgroup |
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
ⓘ
surface form:
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas ⓘ
surface form:
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma ⓘ Mexican Kickapoo community in Coahuila ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
maize agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Meskwaki
this entity surface form:
Kickapoo-Fox (in some classifications)
subject surface form:
Sauk