Originally Posted by UberKuhlMan:
I think I'm going to make the drive up there on Sunday. Never been to VCS but it looks like an awesome track on video. Plus "Kickapoo Klash" is too good a name to pass up!
The earliest European contact with the
Kickapoo tribe occurred during the La Salle Expeditions into the Illinois Country in the late 17th century, as the French set up remote fur trading posts throughout the region, including on Wabash River. The
Kickapoo at that time inhabited a large territory along the Wabash in the area of modern Terre Haute, Indiana. They were confederated with the larger Wabash Confederacy, that included the Piankeshaw to their south, the Wea to their north, and the powerful Miami Tribe, to their east. A subgroup occupied the Upper Iowa River region in northeast Iowa and the Root River region in southeast Minnesota in the late 1600s and early 1700s; this group was probably known by the clan name "Mahouea", derived from the Illinoian word for wolf, m'hwea.[1]
As white settlers moved into the region beginning in the early 19th century, the
Kickapoo participated in several treaties, including the Treaty of Vincennes, the Treaty of Grouseland, and the Treaty of Fort Wayne. They sold most of their lands to the United States and moved north to settle among the Wea. Rising tensions between the regional tribes and the United States led toTecumseh's War in 1811. The
Kickapoo were one of Tecumseh's closest allies. Many Kickapoo warriors participated in the Battle of Tippecanoe and the subsequent War of 1812.
The end of war led to a change of Indian policy in the Indiana Territory, and later the state of Indiana. American leaders began to advocate the removal of the tribes to land west of the Mississippi River. The
Kickapoo were among the first tribes to leave Indiana. They accepted land in Kansas and an annual subsidy in exchange for leaving the state. A prominent, nonviolent spiritual leader among the
Kickapoo was Kennekuk, who led his followers to their current tribal lands in Kansas, where he died in 1852.
Kickapoo: Babe Shkit, Chief and Delegate from Oklahoma c.1900
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Coming Sunday, August 18th to THE Vermilion County Speedway, located near Danville, IL: "The Inaugural Kickapoo Klash!" featuring action packed Non-Wing Sprint Cars racing for $1,500 to win, $200 to start, and $100 tow money for non-qualifiers
. No tire rule for non-wing sprints at VCS. Also on the card is the USAC Ignite Midget Series, U.M.P. Pro Late Models, U.M.P. Modifieds, and U.M.P. Street Stocks! $15 General Admission, Children 10 and under are FREE! Pit Passes are $30. Racing at 6:00PM Illinois time!!! Order of classes will be: Sprints, Midgets, Pro Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks. No qualifying. Pill draw format. We know how important it is to keep the show moving, and are going to do everything in our abilities to put on a good show, AND get our fans, and drivers on the road at a decent hour. For updated information, please visit: THEvermilioncountyspeedway.com