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Havasupai means “people of the blue-green water.”

 

Havasupai's have dwelt in the Grand Canyon and the rest of north-central

 

Arizona for more than 1,000 years, practicing summertime

 

irrigated farming in the canyons and wintertime hunting on the

 

plateaus.

 

 

 

The Havasupai Reservation of the Havasupai Tribe is at the end

 

of Indian Route 18 off of Historic Route 66. The reservation consists

 

of 188,077 acres of canyon land and broken plateaus abutting the

 

western edge of the National Park along the south rim of the Grand

 

Canyon. All the residents live in Supai Village, in 3,000-foot-deep

 

Havasu Canyon, through which a perennial creek flows over three

 

breathtakingly beautiful high waterfalls and several smaller ones.

 

The reservation was established in 1880 and substantially enlarged

 

in 1975. An encampment at Grand Canyon National Park still

 

remains home to several Havasupai families.

 

 

 

The tribe is best known for its location, traditional cultural life,

 

beautiful arts and crafts, and community alcohol and drug abuse

 

prevention efforts.

 

 

 

Tourism is the basis of the tribe's modern economy. More than

 

12,000 guests a year hike or ride horseback into the canyon to stay

 

at the village's Lodge or campgrounds near Havasu Falls. Guests

 

arrive via an eight-mile trail from Hualapai Hilltop, most by foot or

 

horseback and a few by chartered helicopter. The number of visitors

 

allowed is limited to prevent overcrowding. Guests must make

 

advance reservations by phone or mail with the Tourist Office or

 

Lodge before embarking; a deposit is required.

 

The tribe also operates a full-menu cafe with an outdoor seating

 

area, a fully stocked grocery store, a museum and cultural center,

 

and an art and silkscreen studio. All supplies, including the mail,

 

are packed in by horse and mule train.

 

 

 

The location of the Havasupai Reservation, deep within an inner

 

gorge of the Grand Canyon, provides startling and spectacular

 

scenery. Called the “Shangri-la of the Grand Canyon.” the reservation

 

is surrounded by layers of cliffs towering more than half a mile

 

above the canyon bottom, the village itself forms an oasis of greenery

 

within the desert environment. Havasu Creek flows through the

 

village, over a series of waterfalls, and joins the Colorado River in

 

the bottom of the main canyon. Four of the waterfalls form gorgeous

 

morning-glory pools around their base. These natural travertine tubs filled with sparkling turquoise water are irresistible to photographers and swimmers.

 

 

 

The annual Havasupai Peach Festival is held the second weekend

 

of August and includes a rodeo, traditional dancing, and

 

pageantry. A community health fair is held once a year and a

 

Grandmother Canyon Gathering every fall.

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