Coahuila. The leader of the Kickapoo tribe in Coahuila, Chakoka Aniko, 82 years old, died of kidney disease, the early hours of Tuesday in The Birth, land bank that ethnicity is in the town of Múzquiz.
"It's a loss for our state, his death saddens Coahuila. Not only is the spiritual leader of them, but also a symbol of ethnic richness of our state, "said the governor of Coahuila, Rubén Moreira Valdez.
The Kickapoo is one of the three ethnic groups present in Coahuila, along with the Seminoles (black or Mascogos) which are also settled in Múzquiz or Mazahuas who settled in Torreon 50 years ago, when emigrating Mexico State.
As leader of the tribe, Chakoka Aniko was the priest who led marriage ceremonies, funerals and birth and also to rebuke and provide recognition to the Indians.
His work was also a politician and built relationships with the governments of Berrueto Eliseo Mendoza, Rogelio Montemayor, Enrique Martinez, Humberto Moreira and in the present, by Ruben Moreira Valdez.
Four years ago, told the local press, who confided in his most treasured items is a Ford model 1954 and an English rifle given to him by one of his ancestors.
Aniko Chakoka Indian leader was a friend of the technology and used two cell phones, one in the national network and another discharged from the United States to stay connected during their periods of stay in Eagle Pass, Texas, where the tribe has another territorial reserve.
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