▁also ▁ ▁E ight ▁B ann ers ▁( b anner ▁system ▁of ▁the ▁Man chus ) ▁ ▁Category : Aut onom ous ▁administrative ▁divisions ▁of ▁China ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁Inner ▁Mong olia ▁Category : Count y - level ▁divisions ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Category : Art icles ▁containing ▁Mong ol ian ▁script ▁text ▁* <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁M oug ou la cha ▁were ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁tribe ▁that ▁lived ▁near ▁Lake ▁Pont chart rain . ▁ ▁Population ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 9 ▁I ber ville ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Bay ag ou la ▁and ▁M oug ou la cha ▁together ▁had ▁about ▁ 1 8 0 - 2 5 0 ▁war riors ▁and ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 , 2 5 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁Language ▁The ▁M oug ou la cha ▁language ▁was ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁Cho ct aw ▁and ▁Ch ick as aw , ▁which ▁are ▁both ▁Mus k oge an ▁languages . ▁ ▁Early ▁History ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 6 9 9 ▁Pierre ▁Le ▁Mo y ne ▁d ' I ber ville ▁journey ed ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁D elta ▁and ▁encountered ▁the ▁M oug ou la cha ▁tribe . ▁d ' I ber ville ▁was ▁amaz ed ▁that ▁the ▁M oug ou la cha ▁chief ▁was ▁we aring ▁a ▁blue ▁ser ge ▁coat . ▁The ▁chief ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁coat ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁many ▁years ▁ago ▁when ▁Henri ▁de ▁T ont i ▁expl ored ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁M