Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Constitution

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Location: Texas

Population: 700

Date of Constitution: 1989

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Citation

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas. 1989. "Constitution of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas." Eagle Pass, TX. 

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