Tudjupa created from pieces of cane the various Native-American tribes. The Havasupai were the first offspring, followed by the Apaches, Hualapais, Hopis, Paiutes, and Navajos.
After the Havasupai and Apache were initially created, Tochopa, another god of the Havasupai universe, asked both of them to live together in Havasu Canyon. Then there was a "Hatfields and McCoys" kinda thing and the Apache were driven out of the Canyon. Rumor has it, though, that that rift was patched up a long time ago. A Franciscan friar, Padre Francisco Tomas Garces, was the first European to document the legends of the Havasupai when he met them in June, 1776. He managed to traced their ancestors back to 800 A.D.
The Hualapai made their home closest to Wikame.
You probably know of the Hopi tribe from World War II and the code-talkers.
Wikame, located in Mohave County in the pine-covered Hualapai mountain range, is the biggest and most ancient in the County, with an elevation of 8,417 feet. That's why the elk hang out there!
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