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People group profile · PG050458

The Hualapai of the United States

The Hualapai of the United States, numbering about 2,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a federally recognized Native American tribe based in the state of Arizona.

They are an indigenous people in the North American Indigenous people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Native American religions, and they primarily speak Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Hualapai

Fast facts

Country
United States
Population
2,300
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
North American Indigenous
Primary language
Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai (yuf)
Primary religion
Native American religions
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC ?
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Moderately Reached People Group
Also known as
Walapai
Region
Northern America, Americas
Location
northern Arizona: Hualapai Reservation

Where they live

Gospel status

The Hualapai are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Hualapai

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Native American religions · Ethnoreligion

50% adherents

Primary language

Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai · Cochimi-Yuman family

75% speak Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai

Gospel resources in Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai

  • Bible available, published 1980
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Hualapai

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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