Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona

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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

Havasupai Tribe
P. O. Box 10
Supai, Arizona 86435
Telephone: 928-448-2731
Email: info@havasupai-nsn.gov
Website

Records at tribal headquarters are for currently enrolled tribal members. Records may include: allotments, annuities, enrollments, employees, courts, leases, police registers, registers of families, and vital records. These records vary from tribe to tribe. Find the older and most useful records for family history research at the BIA Agency for the tribe, or at the National Archives.

Established: 1880
Agency: Truxton Canyon Indian Agency (Arizona)
Tribe:Havasupai
Population: 1969 Tribal enrollment: 365

History

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. WorldCat 23680970

Correspondence and Census

Tribe	Agency	Location of Original Records	Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 RG 75 Roll 962 Roll Number	FS Library Film Number	Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Folls 693 Roll Number	FS Library Film Number
Havasupai	Colorado River Agency, 1867-1955	Los Angeles	-		Rolls 178, 580-81	Census years:1905-1933, Film: FS Library|576867|Film
Havasupai	Truxton Canon Agency, 1895-1951	Los Angeles	-		Rolls 580-81	Census 1901-1929; 1930-1939 Films: FS Library|583039-583040|Films

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, FS Library film 576867
• Truxton Canon Agency: M 595, births and deaths 1924-1939, FS Library film 583040

Websites

• Constitution and By-Laws of the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona
• Official Website of the Havasupai Tribe

Bibliography

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Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371

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Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311

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Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.10.

Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.11.

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Volume 16 -- Not yet published

Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746

Volume 18 -- Not yet published

Volume 19 -- Not yet published

Volume 20 -- Not yet published

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