Saulteaux

American  

[soh-toh] / ˈsoʊ toʊ /

noun

plural

Saulteaux

1. a member of one of the First Nations of Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, a division of the Ojibwe peoples.

2. the language of the Saulteaux, a dialect of Ojibwemowin, and one of the languages in the Algonquian language family.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Saulteaux or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Saulteaux

First recorded in 1840–45; French; irregularly formed from Sault Ste. Marie

Example Sentences

"Not knowing your culture just drives an anger inside you," says Miskonoodinkwe-Smith, who is of Saulteaux descent.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2021

Sauk and Fox, the, 354, 375, 377, and map, pp. 334-5 Saulteaux, the, 375, and map, pp. 334-5 Saxons, the, 449 Sayce, A. H., 236 n.,

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

The Saulteaux will not attack while the light lasts.

From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

It is known that a band of Saulteaux have been seen.

From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

We proceeded to Netley Creek to breakfast, where we met Pigewis the chief of a tribe of Saulteaux Indians, who live principally along the banks of the river.

From The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. by West, John