'Kickapoo' comes from their word 'Kiwigapawa,' which roughly translates into 'he moves from here to there.' The tribe is part of the central Algonquian group and has close ethnic and linguistic connections with the Sac and Fox. The tribe also runs a successful farm and ranch. The tribe owns and operates the Golden Eagle Casino, buffet, and snack bar, located near Horton, Kansas. Members of the Kansas Kickapoo speak English formerly they spoke the Kickapoo language, part of the Algonquian language family.

The tribe is governed by an elected Kickapoo Tribal Council. The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas is headquartered in Horton, Kansas. The reservation is approximately five by six miles (8.0 by 9.7 km) in size or 19,200 acres (78 km 2). The Kickapoo Indian Reservation in Kansas is located in Brown County in northeastern Kansas. The Kansas Kickapoo Tribe runs and owns 50 plus programs that include: a Boys and Girls Club, Kickapoo Head Start and Early Head Start, Senior Center, IHS Health Center, and the Kickapoo Nation school, which teaches grades from kindergarten through 12th grade. The Tribu Kikapú are a distinct subgroup of the Oklahoma Kickapoo and reside on a hacienda near Múzquiz Coahuila, Mexico they also have a small band located in the Mexican states of Sonora and Durango. The other Kickapoo tribes in the United States are the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas and the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma. The Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas is one of three Federally recognized tribes of Kickapoo people.

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