▁groups ; ▁I rat aba ▁was ▁the ▁her edit ary ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁H utto h ▁P ah ▁group , ▁who ▁lived ▁near ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁and ▁occupied ▁the ▁central ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁Valley . ▁Moh ave ▁government ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁loose ▁system ▁of ▁her edit ary ▁cl an ▁leaders ▁with ▁a ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁nation . ▁They ▁were ▁often ▁involved ▁in ▁conflicts ▁with ▁the ▁Ch eme h ue vi , ▁P ai ute , ▁and ▁Mar ic op a ▁pe op les . ▁I rat aba ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁war rior ▁society ▁called ▁kw an ami , ▁who ▁led ▁groups ▁of ▁war riors ▁in ▁battle ▁and ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁def ending ▁their ▁lands ▁and ▁people . ▁ ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁I rat aba ' s ▁family ▁relations , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁T ek se ▁th ume , ▁and ▁his ▁nep he ws ▁Q ol ho ▁q or au ▁( I rat aba ' s ▁sister ' s ▁son ▁who ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁leader ) ▁and ▁Asp ame k ely e ho . ▁O live ▁O at man , ▁who ▁lived ▁with ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁for ▁five ▁years , ▁later ▁stated ▁that ▁I rat aba ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁chief , ▁pres umably ▁C airo ok , ▁with ▁whom ▁I rat aba ▁clearly ▁had ▁a ▁close ▁relation . ▁One ▁an ec dot al ▁description ▁states ▁that ▁I rat aba ▁had ▁several ▁w ives , ▁among