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KICKAPOO

KICKAPOO. By: Princess Trevino Period 4. History. The Kickapoo Indians are an Algonquian tribe that originated in present-day Michigan and Wisconsin. Eventually the Kickapoo settled in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Mexico in permanent villages. Did you know?.

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KICKAPOO

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  1. KICKAPOO By: Princess Trevino Period 4

  2. History • The Kickapoo Indians are an Algonquian tribe that originated in present-day Michigan and Wisconsin. Eventually the Kickapoo settled in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Mexico in permanent villages.

  3. Did you know? • The Kickapoo were forced to move many times by the government. Eventually, some of them settled in Oklahoma on a reservation. • They finally applied for US citizenship and were federally recognized as the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas in 1983. • They inhabited a richly forested area and collected all the material necessary for their daily lives. This is why the Indians who lived in these forests are called Woodland Indians.

  4. The Kickapoo migrated to Texas from the midwest. The map shows the migration of the Kickapoo in pink lines. They lived mostly in the Central and Great Plains of Texas. region DESCRIPTION OF REGIONS; • Rolling grassy lands • Thick grasses • Cross Timbers area - large areas of hardwood trees • Limestone rock • Higher elevation because limestone doesn't wear down easily

  5. Culture…Shelter • The Houses they live in are made from woven mats of cattails and look very much like the houses they used in the northern midwest United States which were made from birch bark. • Many times, women owned and watched over all the construction of the housescalled wickiups. Kickapoo women often oversaw or built the wickiups Traditional Wickiup

  6. CultureCornhusk dolls • Cornhusk dolls were given to Kickapoo children to • play with. • Some cornhusk dolls are used in sacred healing ceremonies. • Sometimes a face is drawn, or red dots are painted for cheeks; but more often than not the doll's face is left blank.

  7. Culture….clothing • Deerskin was used for clothing until the arrival of the white man. • The Kickapoo were later exposed to European dress they took advantage of the pre-made fabrics instead of tanning hides for clothes. • Sometimes the men wore more traditional clothing such as buckskin leggings and breechcloths. • The men decorate their clothing with silver brooches or exquisitely crafted beadwork. • Traditional clothing for women consisted of finely tanned garments.

  8. Culture…Food • In the winter they ate buffalo, deer and elk. • They also grew corn, squash, and beans.

  9. CAUSE AND EFFECT:How does the region the kickapoos live in affect their culture? REGION CLIMATE: HOT SUMMERS, COLD WINTERS

  10. Comparing Kickapoo and karankawa tribes

  11. Contemporary predictionHow would the kickapoos live in present day? PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

  12. bibliography • www.bigorrin.org/kickapoo_kids.htm • www.nationalgeographic.com/.../record_tribes_008_22.html • tolatsga.org/kick.html • www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-kickapoo-tribe.htm • googleimage

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