Saulteaux
Americannoun
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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
Etymology
Origin of Saulteaux
First recorded in 1840–45; French; irregularly formed from Sault Ste. Marie
Example Sentences
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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
Her home was several days’ journey away in the interior, but she had heard of the Missionary who had come to live among the Saulteaux and teach them out of the great Book.
From By Canoe and Dog-Train by Young, Egerton Ryerson
On hearing the news that Okématan and Fergus had to give, the men—most of whom were half-breeds connected with Cree families—gave a cheer and voted for an immediate advance against the Saulteaux.
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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)
This stood in the center of a large camp of the "Saulteaux" or Ojibway, not far from Fort Alexander, which was about 3 miles above Lake Winnipeg, on the bank of Winnipeg River.
From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives
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