the kickapoo people (kickapoo: kiikaapoa or kiikaapoi) are an algonquian-speaking native american and indigenous mexican tribe. "anishinaabeg" say the name "kickapoo" ("giiwigaabaw" in the anishinaabe language and its kickapoo cognate "kiwikapawa") means "stands here and there." this may have referred to the tribe often moving around. the name can also mean "wanderer".