Saulteaux
 Location: The Saulteaux
originally lived west of Lake Winnipeg in Sault Ste. Marie which was on an outlet of
Lake Superior in Canada. They also lived in northern Michigan and much
of the Great Lakes regions. Many Saulteaux now
live on Canadian
reservations.Language: Before the
Europeans settled in the United States and Canada, the Saulteaux tribe spoke
the Algonquin language. The Algonquin language is one the nine families found
in the macro-Algonquin phylum and is found in southern Ontario. In the
21st century, the Saulteaux tribe speaks mostly English with the
Algonquin language saved for tribal ceremonies.History: The Saulteaux are part of a larger
group that live in the northern states and Canada called the Anishinabe. The Saulteaux had moved west from the Sault Ste. Marie and
northern Michigan areas because of the
expansion of the fur trading industry and White settlement in the Great Lakes region. The
Algonquin language had become the unofficial language of the fur industry
because of the extensive trading done by the chiefs of the many Saulteaux
tribes. The land of the Saulteaux was not settled by many of the Europeans due to
poor soil conditions and a short growing season. Because the chiefs of the Saulteaux tribe
were the only connection to the European settlers, much of the Saulteaux culture and language were
preserved.

Though this page has been carefully researched, the author does not
claim expertise on the Saulteaux.
Please send questions, comments, and corrections to emuseum@mnsu.edu and include the
web address of this page.
If you are Saulteaux, your feedback is much appreciated.
Kinistin Saultauex Nation http://www.kinistin.sk.ca/index.php
Sources:
Ojibwa. The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 1998. Ed.
http://www.dickshovel.com/ojib.html. Last accessed on March 28,
2000.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5579/ojibwa.html. Last
accessed on March 28, 2000.
Written by: Tara Rose Zitzmann |