“Havasupai” means “people of the blue-green waters.” The Havasupai are a Native American tribe located in the northwestern part of the American state of Arizona. Before the arrival of Europeans, they farmed the land where the canyon widened and the plentiful waters of Havasu Creek allowed them to create an emerald haven in a sun scorched land.

Here is some important information related to Havasupai Indian Reservation.

1. The Havasupai tribe is the smallest Indian Nation in America totaling about 600 people. They have inhabited this land for more than 800 years.
2. The Havasupai Indian reservation is at the end of Indian route 18 off Historic route 66.The area consist of 188,077 acres of canyon land and broken plateaus abutting the western edge of the Grand Canyon’s south rim.
3. The Havasupai reservation was established in 1880 and gradually increased in 1975. This tribe is known for its wonderful location, amazing cultural life and beautiful art and crafts.
4. Tourism is the main economic basis of the tribe. Nearly 12,000 visitors come to this place every year for hiking, camping and other adventurous activities. Guests arrive to this place via an eight mile trail from Hualapai Hilltop by foot, horse back or a chartered plane or helicopter.
5. This tribe is located deep within an inner gorge of the Grand Canyon. The reservation is surrounded by layers of cliffs towering more than half a mile above the canyon bottom.
6. The Havasu creek flow through the village. The waters plunge over Navajo Falls, Havasu Falls (100ft.), Mooney Falls (200ft.) on the way to the Colorado River about ten miles away from Supai Village.
7. The State of Arizona does not tax the Indian lands and Indian owned property on reservations. The incomes of the Indian residing in the reservation are not taxed by the state.
8. The Havasupai Indian reservation has many community facilities. The facilities includes a community building and tribal offices, a library, a senior citizen’s center, a school multipurpose room, a playing field, a basketball courts, rodeo grounds, a museum and culture center, Silkscreen studios, campgrounds, the New Lodge, the tribal café and Havasupai trading company.
9. The airports near to this place are in Bullhead City, Arizona, Needles in California and Las Vegas, NV. The cities closest to the Havasupai Indian Reservation are Phoenix (205 miles) and Tucson (355 miles).

If you need more information then you can contact:

Havasupai Lodge
P.O. Box 159
Supai, AZ-86435
Phone: 928.448.2111

Havasupai Tribe
P.O. Box.10
Supai, AZ-86435
Phone: 928.448.2731, Fax: 928.448.2551
Email: Tribaloffice@havasupaitribe

Havasupai Tourist Office
PO Box 160
Supai, AZ 86435
Tel: (928) 448 2121 or 928 448 2141
Email: touristoffice@havasupaitribe

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