The Havasupai people are an American Indian people and tribe who have lived in the Grand Canyon for at least the past 800 years. Havasu means "blue-green water" and pai "people".
A Havasupai woman in ceremonial attire
Havasupai Basket, c. 1907
Two Havasupai Indian women in front of a native dwelling, Havasu Canyon, ca.1899
Two Havasupai Indian women with "Kathaks" on their backs, ca.1900
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile.
The Colorado River flowing through the Grand Canyon in Arizona
Image of the Grand Canyon and surrounding area taken from the International Space Station
The Grand Canyon from an airplane, with the Colorado River visible
Rockfalls in recent times, along with other mass wasting, have further widened the canyon