Saulteaux

American  

[soh-toh] / ˈsoʊ toʊ /

noun

Saulteaux plural

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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Saulteaux
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Saulteaux

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Saulteaux

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

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2021

When the Colonists arrived, the leading chief of the Chippewas, or Saulteaux, was Peguis.

From The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba by Bryce, George

Was not she a Saulteaux, and had not she a right to know of this new way, about which so much was being said?

From By Canoe and Dog-Train by Young, Egerton Ryerson

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

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)