Walapai

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Walapai is an alternate name for the Hualapai, a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona.

Aliases (1)

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe
alternateName Hualapai
continent North America
country United States
culturalRegion Plateau
Southwest
demographicCategory First Nations of North America
Indigenous peoples of the Southwestern United States
economyActivity forestry
ranching
tourism
tribal enterprises
ethnicGroupOf United States
federalRecognitionJurisdiction United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
governingBody Hualapai Tribal Council
hasAutonym Hwalʼbay
hasClanSystem yes
hasCulturalHeritage Grand Canyon area
language Hualapai language
languageFamily Pai branch of Yuman
Yuman languages
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Standard Time
mainReservation Hualapai Indian Reservation
peopleNameMeaning people of the tall pines
populationRegion Arizona
principalCommunity Peach Springs, Arizona
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
region Hualapai Mountains
Mojave Desert margin
relatedEthnicGroup Havasupai
Yavapai
other Pai peoples
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
reservationLocation Coconino County, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona
Yavapai County, Arizona
sovereignStatus tribal nation
traditionalHousing wickiup
traditionalSubsistence gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture
traditionalTerritory Colorado River corridor in Arizona
Grand Canyon region
northwestern Arizona
treatyHistoryWith United States government
usesScript Latin alphabet

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Havasupai–Hualapai language ("Walapai-Havasupai")
Hwalʼbay
hasAlternativeName
Hualapai people
alternateName

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