Saulteaux
The Saulteaux (pronounced /ˈsɔːltoʊ/, SAWL-toh or in imitation of the French pronunciation /ˈsoʊtoʊ/, SOH-toh; also written Salteaux, Saulteau and other variants), otherwise known as the Plains Ojibwe, are a First Nations band government in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. They are a branch of the Ojibwe who pushed west. They formed a mixed culture of woodlands and plains Indigenous customs and traditions.
Homelands of Anishinaabe and Anishinini, ca. 1800 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Canada (Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia) United States (Michigan) | |
| Languages | |
| English, French, Western Ojibwa | |
| Religion | |
| Midewiwin, Catholicism, Methodism, and others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Odawa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Oji-Cree, Algonquin |
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