Havasupai:
The Havasupai people live on a reservation bordering Grand Canyon
National Park. Within Havasu Canyon, is the village Supai. Supai is only accessible
by trail, or by helicopter. The Havasupai reservation is also known for Havasu Falls,
a spectacular set of bluish-green waterfalls and pools. In fact, Havasupai literally means
"people of the blue green water". The Havasupai often banded together with the Hualapai to fight
against their common enemy, the Yavapai.
Hualapai:
The Hualapai people live on a reservation in a high desert region of Northwestern Arizona
Hualapai literally means "people of the red brown earth". The Hualapai commonly fought
against the Yavapai, and the Tonto Apache.
Yavapai:
The Yavapai people resided around the central region of Arizona. The word Yavapai
is translated into "people of the sun". The Yavapai people were divided into three main
subgroups; the Wipukapaya or "people of the red rocks", the Tolkepay or "people of the scrub rocks",
and the Kwevikopaya or "people of the elsewhere". The Yavapai commonly traded goods with
the Tonto Apache. They also allied with the Apache, to fight the Havasupai and the Hualapai.
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Mojave:
The Mojave Indians lived alongside the Colorado river in parts of present day Arizona and
California. They were mainly farmers. They had a hereditary
main chief, although he didn't not have much power. Today, about 1000 Mojave Indians
live on reservations in Arizona and California.
Yuma:
The Yuma indians lived in the low desert region of present day Arizona and Southern California.
Much as the Mojave, they lived in family units. Today the Yuma reside in Southern California along
the Colorado river.
