The Kickapoo tribe originated in northwestern Ohio and southern Michigan, but migrated south and west due to conflicts with European settlers. They were skilled farmers, hunters, and riders, and organized into patrilineal clans. They traded with other tribes and modified their dress accordingly. The Kickapoo were hostile towards Europeans, but eventually allied with the French […]
The Kickapoo Indians were originally part of the Shawnee tribe and lived in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. They moved to southern Wisconsin with neighboring tribes before settling in northern Illinois plains. They were wary of white people but allied with them in some wars. They were given lands in Missouri and Kansas but many left […]
