▁address ▁given . ▁President ▁James ▁K . ▁Pol k , ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁president , ▁had ▁written ▁it . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁during ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War , ▁and ▁speak s ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁it . ▁" The ▁existing ▁war ▁with ▁Mexico ▁was ▁neither ▁desired ▁nor ▁prov oked ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pres iden cy ▁of ▁James ▁K . ▁Pol k ▁Category : State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁addresses ▁Category : 2 9 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Address ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Address ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Address ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Address ▁Category : Dec ember ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁events <0x0A> </s> ▁Moh ave ▁traditional ▁narr atives ▁include ▁myth s , ▁leg ends , ▁tales , ▁and ▁or al ▁histor ies ▁preserved ▁by ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁Colorado ▁River ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁California , ▁western ▁Arizona , ▁and ▁southern ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁Moh ave ▁or al ▁literature ▁has ▁its ▁closest ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁traditional ▁narr atives ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Y uman - spe aking ▁groups ▁of ▁southern ▁California , ▁western ▁Arizona , ▁and ▁northern ▁B aja ▁California . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁close ▁similar ities ▁with ▁the ▁or al ▁literature ▁of ▁the ▁Tak ic ▁groups ▁of ▁southern ▁California . ▁See ▁also ▁Trad itional ▁narr atives ▁( Native ▁California ). ▁ ▁Two ▁features ▁are ▁unusual ▁in ▁Moh ave ▁narr atives . ▁The ▁Moh ave ▁believed ▁that ▁in ▁dream ing , ▁particular ▁while ▁still ▁in ▁their