Kickapoo’s week of total domination was capped with a trophy. The Chiefs were crowned Blue Division Champions of the 70th Annual Blue and Gold Tournament after a thorough 73-44 victory over Ozark ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Fans at the Kickapoo football game tonight may notice some changes made to home game traditions. On the field, fans will not see the typical teepee tent players run out of before ...

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.

Editor’s note: This is the latest story in a continuing series by Gaylord News profiling Native American tribes in Oklahoma. Through numerous accounts, one thread of Kickapoo history remains: forced ...

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 ...

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.

Long before there was State Farm, Illinois State University, the city of Bloomington or even the state of Illinois, there was the Grand Village of the Kickapoo. The large American Indian settlement ...

LEROY — Sunlight streamed through tall trees and onto the ground, birds chirped and fluttered about, and wind gently rustled through the bushes and undergrowth Thursday morning in West Park. The park, ...