Pascagoula

The name Pascagoula is a Choctaw term meaning "bread eater".

[1] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville encountered the tribe in 1699 and was impressed by the beauty of Pascagoula women.

According to local Euro-American legend, the peace-loving tribe walked single file into the river because the local Biloxi tribe were planning to attack.

Anola's angry would-be husband led his soldiers into battle with the Pascagoula.

Outnumbered and fearing enslavement by the Biloxi, the tribe joined hands and walked into the river singing a death song.