What is "hualapai"

The Hualapai or Walapai ( Hualapai: Hwalbáy) are a tribe of Native Americans who live in the mountains of northwestern Arizona, United States. Today they are enrolled in the Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation.

The name, meaning "people of the tall trees", is derived from hwa:l, the Hualapai word for ponderosa pine and pai “people”. Their traditional territory is a stretch along the pine-clad southern side of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River with the tribal capital located at Peach Springs.

The Hualapai are a tribe of Native Americans that live in Arizona. Hualapai may also refer to:

• Havasupai–Hualapai language, the language of the Hualapai
• Hualapai Airport, an airport owned by the Hualapai in Coconino County, Arizona
• Hualapai Mountains, a mountain range in Mohave County, Arizona
• Hualapai Flat, a valley in Nevada
• Walapai, Arizona, an unincorporated community in Mohave County, also known as Hualapai