Saulteaux
Americannoun
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Saulteaux
plural
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a member of one of the First Nations of Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, a division of the Ojibwe peoples.
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the language of the Saulteaux, a dialect of Ojibwemowin, and one of the languages in the Algonquian language family.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Saulteaux
First recorded in 1840–45; French; irregularly formed from Sault Ste. Marie
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"Not knowing your culture just drives an anger inside you," says Miskonoodinkwe-Smith, who is of Saulteaux descent.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2021
Very cordial was my welcome by the Saulteaux at my new field.
From By Canoe and Dog-Train by Egerton Ryerson Young
Governor Macdonell did his best for them, and succeeded in inducing the Saulteaux Indians, who seemed friendly, to guide and protect them as they sought Pembina for winter quarters.
From The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba by George Bryce
His success had been very marked, and the old Saulteaux rejoiced that he and the rest of them were to be neglected no longer.
From By Canoe and Dog-Train by Egerton Ryerson Young
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 Alfred Court Haddon
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