The Saulteaux are a First Nation in Ontario

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, Manitoba

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, Saskatchewan

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, Alberta

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 and British Columbia

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, Canada

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The Saulteaux are a branch of the Ojibwe nations. They are sometimes also called Anihšināpē (Anishinaabe

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). Saulteaux is a French

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 term meaning "people of the rapids," referring to their former location about Sault Ste. Marie

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. Because of their location, they farmed little and were mainly hunters and fishers.
The Saulteaux were originally settled around Lake Superior

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 and Lake Winnipeg

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, principally in the Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie

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 and northern Michigan

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 areas.