Hualapai

Hualapai Tribe
Hwalbáy (Walapai)
Ta'thamiche, Hualapai 1907 photo by Edward Curtis
Total population
2,300 enrolled members
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( Arizona)
Languages
Hualapai, English
Religion
Indigenous, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Mohave, Yavapai, Havasupai

The Hualapai (pronounced [walapaɪ], wa-la-peye, Walapai: Hwalbáy[1]) is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Arizona with about 2300 enrolled members. Approximately 1353 enrolled members reside on the Hualapai Reservation, which spans over three counties in Northern Arizona (Coconino, Yavapai, and Mohave).[2]

The name, meaning "people of the tall pines", is derived from hwa:l, the Hualapai word for ponderosa pine[2] and pai "people". Their traditional territory is a 108-mile (174 km) stretch along the pine-clad southern side of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River with the tribal capital at Peach Springs. Other communities on the reservation include Valentine and Grand Canyon West.

  1. ^ Watahomigie, Lucille, Jorigine Bender, Akira Yamamoto, University of Los Angeles. Hualapai reference grammar. 1982.
  2. ^ a b The Hualapai Tribe Website. Accessed 2020-01-16