Havasupai Indian Reservation
Havsuw’ Baaja (Havasupai–Hualapai) | |
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Capital | Supai |
Government | |
• Body | Havasupai Tribal Council |
• Chairwoman | Eva Kissoon[1] |
• Vice Chair | Matthew Putesoy Sr. |
Area | |
• Total | 763.22 km2 (294.68 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 639 |
• Density | 0.84/km2 (2.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | MST |
The Havasupai Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation for the Havasupai people, bordering Grand Canyon National Park, in Coconino County in Arizona, United States. It is considered one of America's most remote Indian reservations. The reservation is governed by a seven-member tribal council, led by a chairman who is elected from among the members of the council. The capital of the reservation is Supai, situated at the bottom of Cataract Canyon, one of the tributary canyons of the Grand Canyon. Havasupai is a combination of the words Havasu (meaning "blue-green water") and pai (meaning "people"),[2] thus meaning "people of the blue-green waters".[3]