Saulteaux
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The Saulteaux (also Salteaux) are a First Nation in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, Canada.
Ethnic Classification
They are a branch of the Ojibwa nation. They are sometimes also called Plains Ojibwe and Anihšināpē (Anishinaabe). Their native language Nakawēmowin (ᓇᑲᐌᒧᐎᓐ) is Algonquian, although like most First Nations, English is the first language of most members. Saulteaux is a French language term meaning "people of the rapids," referring to their former location about Sault Ste. Marie. Because of their location, they farmed little and were mainly hunters and fishers.Location
The Saulteaux were originally settled around Lake Superior and Lake Winnipeg, principally in the Sault Ste. Marie and northern Michigan areas. White Canadians and Americans gradually pushed the tribe westwards to Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with one community in British Columbia. Today most of them live in the Interlake, southern part of Manitoba, and in Saskatchewan; because they lived on land ill-suited for European crops, they were able to keep much of their land.The Saulteaux call themselves Nakawē (ᓇᑲᐌ) - a general term for the Saulteaux. To the neighbouring Plains Cree, they are known as the Nahkawiyiniw (ᓇᐦᑲᐏᔨᓂᐤ), a word of related etymology.
Communities
- Big Grassy First Nation, Morson ON (population 163)
- Cote First Nation, Kamsack SK
- Couchiching First Nation, Fort Frances ON (population 163)
- Cowessess First Nation, Cowessess SK
- Eagle Lake First Nation, Migisi Sahgaigan ON (population 159)
- Fishing Lake First Nation, Wadena SK
- Gordon First Nation, Punnichy SK (population 2,774)
- Keeseekoose First Nation, Kamsack SK
- Key First Nation, Norquay SK
- Kinistin First Nation, Tisdale SK
- Muscowpetung First Nation, Fort Qu'Appelle SK
- Muskowekwan First Nation Lestock SK
- Naicatchewenin First Nation, Devlin ON
- Naotkamegwanning First Nation, Pawitik ON
- Nigigoonsiminikaaning (Nicickousemenecaning) First Nation, Fort Frances ON
- Pasqua First Nation, Fort Qu'Appelle SK
- Pauingassi First Nation, Pauingassi MB
- Sakimay First Nations, Grenfell SK
- Saulteau First Nation, Chetwynd BC
- Saulteaux First Nation, Cochin SK
- Seine River First Nation, Mine Centre ON (population 273)
- Shoal Lake No. 40, Shoal Lake ON (population 146)
- Swan Lake First Nation, Swan Lake MB (population 1,131)
- Yellow Quill First Nation, Yellow Quill SK
External links
- [information, via Minnesota State University]
- [Our Languages: Nakawē] (Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre)
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