The head of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas expressed concern in a letter to Gov. Sam Brownback this week that the Legislature could cut transportation aid to school districts to help foot the bill for ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– For more than a month, tensions have grown at Kickapoo High School regarding its mascot, which is a Native American chief. It’s a situation that current students, alumni and even the ...

Editor’s note: Steve Cadue is chairman of the Kickapoo Nation in Kansas, which operates the only tribally-controlled public school in the state, the K-12 Kickapoo Nation School in Powhattan. In this ...

There will be no teepee tent on the football field when the Kickapoo High School Chiefs play their first 2021 home game Friday. No student spirit leader will wear a headdress or carry a large spear.

POWHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - The sign on the wall in Rozella Ramirez’s kindergarten/first-grade class reads: “Less talking more beading.” Five- and 6-year-old hands ...

The Native American history of Illinois dates back centuries, with settlements throughout the state. The original Indigenous residents of McLean County were either the Miami or the Kaskaskian tribes.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Kickapoo High School students formed a petition two weeks ago to change the school’s mascot. In that petition, some students claimed the “Kickapoo chief” is a form of cultural ...

A petition started Thursday to save the name and mascot of Springfield's Kickapoo High School quickly gained momentum. There were more than 2,800 signatures in the first 24 hours. It topped 4,000 by ...

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Kickapoo Nation School in Powhattan is one of the few Native American schools in the region and one of more than a few across the nation. According to 2010 U.S. Census Bureau statistics, there were 49 ...