Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Southern Kickapoo people building a
winter house in Nacimiento,
Coahuila, Mexico, 2008
Total population
960
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( Texas)
Languages
English, Kickapoo[1]
Religion
traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
other Kickapoo people and
Meskwaki, Sauk, and Shawnee people[2]
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
Location in Texas
Location in Texas
TribeKickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMaverick
HeadquartersRosita South
Government
 • BodyTribal Council
 • ChairmanJuan Garza Jr.
 • SecretaryFreddy Hernandez Sr.
 • TreasurerDavid Treviño
Population
 (2017)[4]
 • Total
416
Websitekickapootexas.org

The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, based in Eagle Pass, is a federally recognized tribe that uses revenue from its gaming and business operations to provide housing, education, and social services to its members. The tribe has been held as a model for other Native American tribes seeking to lift their members out of poverty, because they were living under the international bridge over the Rio Grande as recently as the 1980s.[2]

They are one of three federally recognized tribes in Texas.[5]

  1. ^ "Kickapoo." Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 Sept 2013.
  2. ^ a b Priztker 420
  3. ^ "Tribal Council". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. "My Tribal Area". United States Census Bureau.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Federally recognized tribes: Texas". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.