▁Res ervation , ▁which ▁caused ▁a ▁split ▁in ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁Nation ▁when ▁he ▁led ▁several ▁hundred ▁of ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁to ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁valley . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁preferred ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁their ▁ancest ral ▁hom el ands ▁near ▁Fort ▁Moh ave ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁their ▁her edit ary ▁leader , ▁Hom ose h ▁qu ah ote , ▁who ▁was ▁less ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁direct ▁collaboration ▁with ▁whites . ▁As ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁band ▁of ▁Moh ave , ▁I rat aba ▁encourag ed ▁peace ful ▁relations ▁with ▁whites , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁medi ator ▁between ▁the ▁war ring ▁tribes ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁during ▁his ▁later ▁years ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁in ▁their ▁on going ▁conflicts ▁with ▁the ▁P ai ute ▁and ▁Ch eme h ue vi . ▁ ▁Some ▁consider ▁I rat aba ▁a ▁great ▁leader ▁who ▁champion ed ▁peace , ▁but ▁others ▁feel ▁he ▁should ▁have ▁done ▁more ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁The ▁I rat aba ▁Society , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁char ity ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁Indian ▁Trib es , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁in ▁Parker , ▁Arizona , ▁where ▁a ▁sports ▁ven ue , ▁I rat aba ▁Hall , ▁is ▁also ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁US ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Land ▁Management ▁designated ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁E ld or ado ▁Mountains ▁as ▁I re te ba ▁Pe