aks ▁W ilder ness . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Moh ave ▁Trib al ▁chairman ▁Dennis ▁P atch ▁cred ited ▁I rat aba ▁with ▁ens uring ▁that ▁" the ▁Moh aves ▁stayed ▁on ▁land ▁they ▁had ▁lived ▁on ▁since ▁time ▁imm em orial ." ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁I rat aba ' s ▁name , ▁also ▁rendered ▁as ▁I re te ba , ▁Y ara ▁t av , ▁Ar ate ve , ▁Y ar ate : va , ▁and ▁Y ir ate wa , ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁language ▁phrase ▁e e che ey ara ▁t av , ▁which ▁means ▁" be aut iful ▁bird ". ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁the ▁Ne ol ge , ▁or ▁Sun ▁Fire ▁cl an ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁Nation ▁. ▁He ▁lived ▁near ▁a ▁rock ▁formation ▁that ▁gave ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Need les , ▁south ▁of ▁where ▁the ▁Grand ▁C any on ▁em pt ies ▁into ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁C any on ▁in ▁present - day ▁Arizona , ▁near ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁California ▁border . ▁The ▁Moh ave ▁lived ▁in ▁houses ▁along ▁the ▁river bank ▁in ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁Valley , ▁during ▁winter ▁in ▁half - bur ied ▁dwell ings ▁built ▁with ▁cot ton wood ▁logs ▁and ▁arrow we ed ▁covered ▁in ▁earth , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁in ▁ ▁open - air ▁flat - ro of ed ▁houses ▁called ▁ram adas . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁were ▁composed ▁of ▁three ▁ge ographical