Wah-Pah-Ho-Ko

Wah-Pah-Ho-Ko (born ) was a Kickapoo tribal leader who served as the last hereditary chief of the Kickapoo tribe, leading her people during the late 19th and early 20th centuries as they faced internal divisions and U.S. government pressure to accept land allotments. She navigated legal battles and betrayals, including from government agents, while striving to maintain unity among the Kickapoo amidst efforts to relocate parts of the tribe to Mexico.

Early life Wah-Pah-Ho-Ko (also spelled Wah-Poho-Ko) was born . The legal battles over Kickapoo land extended into the 1910s, with the U.S. government eventually intervening to return some of the land to the tribe in 1914. In 1937, mats Wah-Pah-Ho-Ko weaved were included in an art exhibition in Tulsa, Oklahoma.