▁" ho ch ach " ▁means ▁" head ▁of ▁a ▁group ". ▁Hom ose h ▁qu ah ote ▁was ▁a ▁her edit ary ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ika ▁cl an ▁(" the ▁understanding ▁people "), ▁and ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁inherited ▁only ▁by ▁someone ▁from ▁that ▁cl an . ▁Because ▁I rat aba ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁H utto h ▁p ah , ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁Nation , ▁Hom ose h ▁qu ah ote ▁had ▁to ▁step ▁down ▁so ▁I rat aba , ▁as ▁an ▁elected ▁leader , ▁could ▁take ▁his ▁place . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁accepted ▁English ▁transl ations , ▁the ▁words ▁y alt an ack ▁and ▁h uch ach ▁do ▁not ▁mean ▁a ▁" r uler " ▁or ▁" b oss ". ▁De vere ux ▁describes ▁Moh ave ▁government ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁least ▁understood ▁segments ▁of ▁Moh ave ▁culture ", ▁and ▁notes ▁that ▁while ▁white ▁officials ▁" t ended ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁the ▁assumption ▁that ▁Indian ▁chief s ▁exerc ised ▁absolute ▁authority ", ▁as ▁an ▁elected ▁leader ▁I rat aba ▁was ▁" prim arily ▁a ▁servant ▁of ▁the ▁tribe ". ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 6 0 s ▁a ▁deep ▁r ift ▁had ▁developed ▁between ▁I rat aba , ▁who ▁was ▁pro active ▁in ▁co oper ating ▁with ▁white ▁sett lers , ▁and ▁Hom ose h ▁qu ah ote , ▁who ▁pass ively ▁toler ated ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁appro ve ▁of ▁white