Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma

Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
Kii Kaa Poa, Kii Kaa Poi
interior of a Kickapoo wickiup in Indian Territory, 1880
Total population
2,630[1]
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( Oklahoma)
Languages
Kickapoo, English
Religion
traditional tribal religion, Native American Church, Christianity (Protestant)
Related ethnic groups
Sac and Fox Nation
and other Algonquian peoples

The Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma is one of three federally recognized Kickapoo tribes in the United States. There are also Kickapoo tribes in Kansas, Texas, and Mexico. The Kickapoo are a Woodland tribe, who speak an Algonquian language.[2] They are affiliated with the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, and the Mexican Kickapoo.

  1. ^ 2011 Oklahoma Indian Nations Pocket Pictorial Directory. Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission. 2011: 19. Retrieved 4 Jan 2012. Archived October 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Kuhlman, Annette. "Kickapoo Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. (accessed October 6, 2013)