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with Fox as opposed to Kickapoo. It will be recalled that all three 

 are very close to each other ; broadly speaking Fox and Kickapoo are 

 more archaic than Sauk. 



The Kickapoo of Oklahoma to-day present a picture very different 

 from that of 191 1 when I first worked among them. Practically 

 all of the young people have a fair knowledge of English, and citizen- 

 clothing is universally worn, though I did have the good fortune to 

 see a few men, who had come from Mexico, with l)uck-skin leggings. 



Fig. 162. — Mexican Kickapoo of Oklahoma. In 191 1 the Mexican Kickapoo 

 were still a comparatively primitive people, but they are now rapidly 

 adopting civilized customs. 



Native ethnology, however, has survived with great vigor, and there 

 are still many dwellings built on aboriginal lines. In the " bark-house " 

 planks are suljstituted for the bark, but the planks are perpendicular — 

 not horizontal as among the Foxes of Iowa. The general scheme of 

 Kickapoo sociology is understood, but details are lacking as yet. With 

 all their progressiveness in many ways, they are tenaciously secretive 

 regarding their ancient civilization. It may be noted that children are 

 still named at special festivals, as was formerly the case among the 

 Foxes of Iowa. The Kickapoo language in some respects (in vocalism, 



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