 "Guale" had been cited as one of the possible origins of the name of the Gullah people, a distinct Afro American ethnic group that emerged and was concentrated in much the same area where the Guale lived.The alternative name for Gullah, "Gullah Geechee", has also been connected to the Ogeechee River, part of the Guale territory.Other scholars have theorized African origins for the words.