Hualapai people

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The Hualapai people are a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona, known for their distinct language, culture, and stewardship of lands along the Grand Canyon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian reservation
Native American people
Yuman language
armed conflict
indigenous people of the United States
alternateName Walapai
capital Peach Springs, Arizona
country United States of America
county Coconino County, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona
Yavapai County, Arizona
culturalPractice basketry
oral storytelling traditions
traditional song and dance
culturalRegion Plateau
southwestern United States
surface form: Southwest
endTime 1870
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
governingBody Hualapai Indian Reservation
surface form: Hualapai Tribal Council
headquarters Peach Springs, Arizona
historicalEvent Hualapai War
language Hualapai language
languageFamily Upland Yuman
Yuman–Cochimí languages
locatedIn Arizona
mainReservation Hualapai Indian Reservation
nativeName Hwalʼbay
notableEconomicActivity Grand Canyon Skywalk operations
tourism
officialWebsite https://www.hualapai-nsn.gov/
populationEstimate approximately 2300
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
relatedEthnicGroup Havasupai people
Paipai people
Yavapai people
other Yuman peoples
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
startTime 1865
stateRecognizedIn Arizona
stewardshipRole management of parts of Grand Canyon West
traditionalSubsistence gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture
traditionalTerritory Colorado Plateau
surface form: Grand Canyon region

northwestern Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park
surface form: south rim of the Grand Canyon
treatyOrAgreement 1866 establishment of Hualapai Reservation (later modified)
usesScript Latin script for Hualapai language

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Walapai alternateName Hualapai people
this entity surface form: Hualapai
Hualapai War conflictBetween Hualapai people
Hualapai Indian Reservation ethnicGroup Hualapai people
Walapai language ethnicGroup Hualapai people
Yuman ethnicGroup Hualapai people
Havasupai–Hualapai language ethnicity Hualapai people
this entity surface form: Hualapai
this entity surface form: Hualapai Tribe
this entity surface form: Havasupai-Hualapai
Hwalʼbay hasExonym Hualapai people
this entity surface form: Hualapai
Yuman hasLanguage Hualapai people
this entity surface form: Havasupai–Hualapai
Yuman peoples hasPart Hualapai people
Hualapai War mainParticipant Hualapai people
Peach Springs, Arizona majorEthnicGroup Hualapai people
Havasuw `Baaja neighboringTribes Hualapai people
this entity surface form: Hualapai
Cocopa people relatedEthnicGroup Hualapai people
Havasupai people relatedEthnicGroup Hualapai people
Mojave people relatedEthnicGroup Hualapai people
Yavapai people relatedEthnicGroup Hualapai people
Havasupai–Hualapai language spokenBy Hualapai people
Upland Yuman spokenBy Hualapai people