I recently spent some time on the Ft. Mojave Indian Reservation. While I was there I learned a little of their history. The Mojave people call themselves Pipa Aha Cacav which means the people by the river. They trace their origins to Spirit Mountain which is the highest peak in the nearby Newberry Mountains. Mutavilya is the tribes spirit mentor who created the Colorado River and it's plants and animals. Mutavilya also taught them their way of life. At their peak they were the largest group of people living in the Southwest. They were farmers with large established villages and traded as far as the Pacific Ocean, almost 300 miles away. Then came the Spanish
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