Hualapai

The Hualapai are a Native American group who traditionally inhabited the area south of the Grand Canyon in western Arizona. They are one of the upland Yuman peoples, who primarily subsisted on hunting and gathering wild foods, though some farming was also practiced. The Hualapai spoke a language belonging to the Hokan stock. They lived in dispersed settlements and had a loose political organization, rather than a centralized authority. Their material culture included pottery, and their religion involved belief in a creator, dreams, and ritual song narratives. The Hualapai are also known by the variation Hualpai.12