Kickapoo
1 Americannoun
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a member of an Algonquian tribe of North American Indians that originally lived in the upper Midwest and now reside in Coahuila, Mexico, and in Kansas and Oklahoma.
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the dialect of the Fox language spoken by the Kickapoo.
noun
Example Sentences
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Supreme Court’s landmark 2020 McGirt ruling on tribal land in Oklahoma, the state lacked criminal jurisdiction because the crimes occurred within the historic boundaries of the Kickapoo Nation.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2023
"The real Matoaka was a pre-teen girl who suffered at the hands of her English captors," Kickapoo comic book artist Arigon Starr wrote to CNN.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2022
A neighboring tribe with historical ties to the United States and Mexico, the Kickapoo, has been granted citizenship in both countries.
From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2019
Other tribes along the border, including the Kickapoo in Texas, the Kumeyaay in California and the Cocopah in Arizona, are examining how to proceed after Mr. Trump’s declaration.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2019
That evening at Sandy June’s— talking to him while we listened to a Kickapoo blues band—inspired me to become a musician.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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