Havasupai Gardens

An oasis halfway down the Grand Canyon on a popular hiking trail is now officially called “Havasupai Gardens.” The name was changed from “Indian Garden” last month at the request of the Havasupai Tribe. Havasupai lived and farmed in the area up until 1928, when the National Park Service forced them out. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with tribal member Carletta Tilousi about that history.

Havasupai Chairman Thomas Siyuja, Sr. says the renaming of the sacred place will “finally right that wrong" of the forcible removal of the Havasupai people.