oug ou la cha ▁chief ▁then ▁showed ▁d ' I ber ville ▁a ▁letter ▁that ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁f rench . ▁d ' I b ber ville ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁letter ▁was ▁left ▁by ▁T ont i ▁with ▁the ▁Qu in ip issa ▁tribe ▁four teen ▁years ▁earlier . ▁This ▁led ▁d ' I ber ville ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁M oug ou la cha ▁were ▁actually ▁the ▁remaining ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Qu in ip issa ▁tribe . ▁ ▁Culture ▁The ▁name ▁M oug ou la cha ▁( Im ong ol os ha ) ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁mean ▁" Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁side ". ▁The ▁tribe ▁maintained ▁perpet ual ▁fires ▁burning ▁in ▁two ▁village ▁tem ples . ▁The ▁tem ples ▁were ▁the ▁same ▁size ▁as ▁their ▁homes ▁but ▁decor ated ▁with ▁animal ▁car v ings . ▁The ▁expl orer ▁d ' I ber ville ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁saw ▁many ▁car v ings ▁of ▁pos sum s ▁which ▁they ▁called ▁ch ou cou ach a ▁in ▁their ▁native ▁language ▁along ▁with ▁offer ings ▁of ▁de er , ▁bear , ▁and ▁b ison ▁sk ins ▁inside ▁the ▁temple . ▁A ▁Jes uit ▁priest ▁named ▁Paul ▁du ▁Ru ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁M oug ou la cha ▁had ▁two ▁tem ples ▁in ▁each ▁village ▁located ▁on ▁opposite ▁sides ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁pla za . ▁Some ▁sources ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁M oug ou la cha ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁same ▁tribe ▁as ▁the ▁Qu in ip issa , ▁A col ap issa ▁and ▁the ▁Tang ip