▁native ▁language ▁and ▁culture . ▁Trib al ▁chairman ▁Dennis ▁P atch ▁commented : ▁" Some ▁people ▁would ▁think ▁we ' re ▁luck y , ▁as ▁we ▁have ▁this ▁river ▁and ▁ 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a cre ▁feet ▁of ▁water   ... ▁But ▁we ▁have ▁had ▁great ▁leaders , ▁like ▁Chief ▁I rat aba . ▁He ▁made ▁sure ▁the ▁Moh aves ▁stayed ▁on ▁land ▁they ▁had ▁lived ▁on ▁since ▁time ▁imm em orial ." ▁Form er ▁CR IT ▁Museum ▁Director ▁Dr . ▁Michael ▁Ts os ie ▁stated , ▁" I rat aba ▁understood ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁people ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁keep ▁fighting ▁to ▁keep ▁what ▁they ▁had ." ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁Indian ▁Res ervation ▁" is ▁unique ▁in ▁American ▁history ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁lost ▁any ▁land ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁P ip a ▁A ha ▁Mac av   – ▁" The ▁People ▁by ▁the ▁River ": ▁The ▁Official ▁Website ▁of ▁the ▁Fort ▁M oj ave ▁Indian ▁Tri be ▁ ▁Inter T rib al ▁Council ▁of ▁Arizona   – ▁Colorado ▁River ▁Indian ▁Trib es ▁ ▁Trib al ▁website   – ▁Colorado ▁River ▁Indian ▁Trib es ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 4 ▁death s ▁Category : A rizona ▁Territ ory ▁Category : First ▁Nations ▁history ▁Category : M oh ave ▁tribe ▁Category : Native ▁American ▁leaders ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁American