Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona

United States Arizona  Indians of Arizona

The Havasupai Indian Reservation is a federally-recognized reservation, located in northern Arizona, on the south side of the Grand Canyon. The Arizona Superintendency has jurisdiction over the Havasupai Indians


 * Established -- June 8 and November 23, 1880
 * Agency (BIA) -- Truxton Canon Agency in Valentine, Arizona
 * Principal tribes -- Havasupai
 * Population -- 1969: Tribal population: 365

Tribal Headquarters
Tribal Office P.O. Box 10 Supai AZ, 86435 Phone: 1.928.448.2731


 * Official Website of the Havasupai Tribe

Brief Timeline
1880: Reservation created

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Agency Records

 * United States, and Earl Y. Henderson. The Havasupai Indian Agency, Arizona. S.l: s.n, 1928.

Land Records:
All the land is tribally-owned 3,058 acres. The reservation lies at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, 3,000 feet deep.

Vital Records:
Vital records were taken when the census records were done, they are a suplimental record to the censuses.


 * Havasupai Indians M595, births and deaths 1924-1933, FHL|576867|Film
 * Truxton Canon Agency: M 595, births and deaths 1924-1939, FHL|583040|Film

Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona