Havasupai
Americannoun
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Havasupais,
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Havasupai
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a member of a small tribe of nomadic North American Indians now living in Arizona.
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the Yuman language of the Havasupai.
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In 1882, the Havasupai people were removed from the Grand Canyon plateau, which they had inhabited for centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
In a 2022 letter of opposition, the Havasupai Tribal Council, laid out what is at stake in the uranium mining controversy.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
In May, a ceremony marked the renaming of a popular campground in the inner canyon from Indian Garden to Havasupai Gardens, or “Ha’a Gyoh,” in the Havasupai language.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
A rescuer immediately responded on foot from Havasupai Gardens, and search and rescue crews were deployed by helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
In 2005, members of the Native American Havasupai Tribe sued Arizona State University after scientists took tissue samples the tribe donated for diabetes research and used them without consent to study schizophrenia and inbreeding.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
On the Bright Angel Trail is the Indian Garden, where, for many years, the Havasupais used to cultivate their corn, beans, onions and melons.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by George Wharton James
This is now the name they give to Bass Camp, and the Havasupais at El Tovar, who are starting for their Canyon home, will often remark: "We go Huethawali tonight."
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by George Wharton James
This story was told to me by O-dig-i-ni-ni-na, one of the old men story-tellers of the Havasupais.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by George Wharton James
The result is that with comparatively little labor the Havasupais are able to produce excellent crops of corn, beans, chillis, onions, melons, squash and other vegetables.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by George Wharton James
According to one of the Havasupai legends, the Hopis and Havasupais are descended from twin brothers.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by George Wharton James
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