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Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

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was never ratified. The tribe was granted land in Nacimiento, Coahuila, by the Mexican government in 1852. Tribal members returned to Texas periodically and over the years became seasonal migrant farmers in the U.S. The tribe was officially recognized by the Texas Indian Commission under Senate Bill
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instead of the state of Texas. In 1985, the tribe was granted a government-to-government relationship with the U.S. federal government, which granted them the 118 acres in Eagle Pass they occupy today and have maintained the relationship continuously.
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168, 65th Legislature, Regular Session, in 1977. In 1982, they were recognized as an official subgroup of the Oklahoma Kickapoo Indian Tribe, enabling them to acquire their own reservation, under control of the
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Tribal enterprises include the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel, which provides Class II gaming, the Lucky Eagle Convenience Store, Kickapoo Empire, which is an 8A business, a
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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
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and tribal lands in Nacimiento, Mexico, where the tribe often holds ceremonies. Tribal members must be at least one-fourth Kickapoo.
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of Indigenous tribe / people absorbed into other tribe(s) / headquartered in Oklahoma today
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tribes seeking to lift their members out of poverty, because they were living under the international bridge over the
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in 1989. They are governed by the Traditional Council, made up of five members elected by
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The Texas Kickapoo's history is intertwined with that of Texas. According to the
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extinct language / extinct tribe / early,
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farm, ranches located in both the U.S. and Mexico, a gas station in
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Constitution of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Preamble
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A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples
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On the Border: Portraits of America's Southwestern Frontier.
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The Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Texas is located at
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2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
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Many tribal members speak English, Spanish, and the
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Index

Kickapoo Tribe of Texas

Coahuila
Mexico
United States
Texas
English
Kickapoo
Kickapoo people
Meskwaki
Sauk
Shawnee people
Indian reservation
Location in Texas
United States
Texas
Maverick
Rosita South
kickapootexas.org
federally recognized tribe
Native American
Rio Grande
federally recognized
tribes in Texas
28°36′37″N 100°26′19″W / 28.61028°N 100.43861°W / 28.61028; -100.43861
Rio Grande
U.S.-Mexico border
Maverick County
Eagle Pass
Rosita South

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