Chase, the man-eater may not be just a name. There were several cannibals in our side of the World. The Ponca, Tonkawa and Caddoan Indians to name those I know of. The Caddoans bit 8 to 10 year old captive girls little fingers off to see if they were ready (old enough?) to eat.

The Kiowa, comanche and Caddo attacked the Tonkawa nearly wiping out the whole tribe for capturing and preparing to eat a Kiowa girl. This was in about 1868.