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Hualapai
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The Hualapai ( , ) are a federally recognized Native American tribe in Arizona with about 2300 enrolled citizens. Approximately 1353 enrolled citizens reside on the Hualapai Reservation, which spans over three counties in Northern Arizona (Coconino, Yavapai, and Mohave).

Key facts

Ethnic group.group
Hualapai Tribe
Ethnic group.image
Tathamiche.jpg
Ethnic group.caption
Ta'thamiche, Hualapai
Ethnic group.population
2,300 enrolled citizens
Ethnic group.popplace
()
Ethnic group.langs
Hualapai, English
Ethnic group.rels
Indigenous, Christianity
Ethnic group.related
Mohave, Yavapai, Havasupai

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • Government
  • Language
  • Reservation
  • History and culture
  • Ceremonies
  • Afterlife
  • Traditional dress
  • Traditional housing
  • Reservation life
  • Hualapai War
  • Hualapai bands and villages
  • Plateau People
  • Middle Mountain People
  • Yavapai Fighters
  • Education
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

The Hualapai ( , ) are a federally recognized Native American tribe in Arizona with about 2300 enrolled citizens. Approximately 1353 enrolled citizens reside on the Hualapai Reservation, which spans over three counties in Northern Arizona (Coconino, Yavapai, and Mohave).

The name, meaning "people of the tall pines", is derived from , the Hualapai word for ponderosa pine and "people". Their traditional territory is a 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hualapai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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