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The Saulteaux (also Salteaux and many other variants; ) are a First Nation in Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
, Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
 and British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

Saulteaux are a branch of the Ojibwa
Ojibwa

The Ojibwa or Chippewa is the largest group of Native Americans in the United States-First Nations north of Mexico, including M?tis people ....
 nation. They are sometimes also called Anihšinape (Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe

Anishinaabe or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek is a self-description often used by the Ottawa , Ojibwa, and Algonquin peoples, who all speak closely-related Anishinaabemowin/Anishinaabe languages....
). Saulteaux is a French language
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 term meaning "people of the rapids," referring to their former location about Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Sainte Marie is the name of two cities on the Saint Mary's River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. The word "Sainte" may also be abbreviated as "Ste."...
. Because of their location, they farmed little and were mainly hunters and fishers.

Saulteaux were originally settled around Lake Superior
Lake Superior

Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, United States, and to the south by the U.S....
 and Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg

Lake Winnipeg is a very large lake in central North America, in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Manitoba, Canada, about north of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba....
, principally in the Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Sainte Marie is the name of two cities on the Saint Mary's River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. The word "Sainte" may also be abbreviated as "Ste."...
 and northern Michigan
Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan?or more properly Northern Lower Michigan?is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan , popular as a tourist destination. It is home to several small- to medium-sized cities, extensive state and national forests, lakes and rivers, and a large portion of Great Lakes shoreline....
 areas.






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The Saulteaux (also Salteaux and many other variants; ) are a First Nation in Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
, Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
 and British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

Ethnic classification

The Saulteaux are a branch of the Ojibwa
Ojibwa

The Ojibwa or Chippewa is the largest group of Native Americans in the United States-First Nations north of Mexico, including M?tis people ....
 nation. They are sometimes also called Anihšinape (Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe

Anishinaabe or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek is a self-description often used by the Ottawa , Ojibwa, and Algonquin peoples, who all speak closely-related Anishinaabemowin/Anishinaabe languages....
). Saulteaux is a French language
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 term meaning "people of the rapids," referring to their former location about Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Sainte Marie is the name of two cities on the Saint Mary's River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. The word "Sainte" may also be abbreviated as "Ste."...
. Because of their location, they farmed little and were mainly hunters and fishers.

Location

The Saulteaux were originally settled around Lake Superior
Lake Superior

Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, United States, and to the south by the U.S....
 and Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg

Lake Winnipeg is a very large lake in central North America, in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Manitoba, Canada, about north of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba....
, principally in the Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Sainte Marie is the name of two cities on the Saint Mary's River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. The word "Sainte" may also be abbreviated as "Ste."...
 and northern Michigan
Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan?or more properly Northern Lower Michigan?is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan , popular as a tourist destination. It is home to several small- to medium-sized cities, extensive state and national forests, lakes and rivers, and a large portion of Great Lakes shoreline....
 areas. White Canadians and Americans gradually pushed the tribe westwards to Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
 and Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
, with one community in British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
. Today most of them live in the Interlake
Interlake

File:Selkirk-Interlake.pngInterlake is a provincial electoral division in the Canada province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the Manitoba general election, 1981....
, southern part of Manitoba, and in Saskatchewan; because they lived on land ill-suited for European crops, they were able to keep much of their land. Generally, the Saulteaux are divided into three major divisions.

Ontario Saulteaux

Eastern Saulteaux, bettern known as the Ontario Saulteaux, are located about Rainy Lake
Rainy Lake

Rainy Lake is a relatively large lake that straddles the border between the United States and Canada. The Rainy River issues from the west side of the lake and is used to make hydroelectricity in the US city of International Falls, which is situated at the outflow of the river from the lake along with its sister town on the Canadian side,...
, and about Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods

Lake of the Woods is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the United States....
 in Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canada province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay....
 and southeastern Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
. Many of the Ontario Saulteaux First Nations are signatories to Treaty 3
Treaty 3

Treaty 3 was an agreement entered into on October 3, 1873, by the Ojibway and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. The treaty covers a large part of what is now northwestern Ontario and a small part of eastern Manitoba....
. Their form of Anishinaabemowin (Anishinaabe language) is sometimes called Northwestern Ojibwa language
Northwestern Ojibwa language

Northwestern Ojibwa is an Algonquian languages language spoken in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada. ...
 (ISO 639-3: OJB) or simply as Ojibwemowin (Ojibwe language), though English is the first language of many members. The Ontario Saulteaux culture is that of the Eastern Woodlands culture.

Manitoba Saulteaux

Central Saulteaux, bettern known as Manitoba Saulteaux, are found primarily in eastern and southern Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
, extending west into southern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
. During the late 18th century and early 19th centurty, as partners with the Cree
Cree

Cree is one of the largest group of indigenous peoples in North America, located mainly across Canada and historically in the United States from Minnesota westward but are found today in Montana....
 in the fur trade
Fur trade

The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur....
, resulted in the Saulteaux extending themselves from southern Manitoba, northwest into the Swan River and Cumberland districts of west-central Manitoba, and into Saskatchewan along the Assiniboine River as far its confluence with the Souris River. Once established in the area, the Saulteaux adapted some of the cultural traits of their allies, the Plains Cree and Assiniboine
Assiniboine

The Assiniboine, also known by the Ojibwe language name Asiniibwaan "Stone Sioux", and the Cree as Asin?pw?t are a Siouan Native Americans in the United States/First Nations people originally from the Northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada, centered in present-day Saskatchewan; they also populated parts of Alberta, so...
. Consequently, together with the Western Saulteaux, the Manitoba Saulteaux are sometimes called Plains Ojibwe. Many of the Manitoba Saulteaux First Nations are signatories to Treaty 1
Treaty 1

Treaty 1 is a controversial agreement established August 3, 1871 between Queen Victoria and various First nations in South Eastern Manitoba including the Chippewa and Swampy Cree tribes....
 and Treaty 2
Treaty 2

Treaty 2 was an agreement established August 21, 1871, between the Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and various First Nations in southwest Manitoba and a small part of southeast Saskatchewan; treaty signatories from this region included the Ojibway tribes....
. The Manitoba Saulteaux culture is a transitional one from Eastern Woodlands culture of their Ontario Saulteaux neighbours and Plains culture of the Western Saulteaux neighbours. Often, the term "Bungee" (from bangii meaning "a little bit") is used to describe either the Manitoba Saulteaux (who are a little bit like the Cree) or their Métis
Metis

Metis meant "cunningness" or "craft, skill" in Ancient Greek.Metis may also refer to:* Metis , a Titaness and the first wife of Zeus...
 population (who are a little bit Anishinaabe), with the language used by their Métis population described as the Bungee language
Bungee language

Bungee is a dialect of English that was influenced by Orkney English, Scottish English, Cree language, Anishinaabe language, and Scottish Gaelic....
.

Western Saulteaux

Western Saulteaux are found primarily in central Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
, but extend east into southwestern Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
 and west into central Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
 and eastern British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
. These Saulteaux call themselves Nakawe (????)—a general term for the Saulteaux. To the neighbouring Plains Cree, they are known as the Nahkawiyiniw (???????), a word of related etymology. Their form of Anishinaabemowin (Anishinaabe language), known as Nakawemowin (???????) or Western Ojibwa language
Western Ojibwa language

Western Ojibwa is an Algonquian languages language spoken by the Saulteaux, a sub-Nation of the Ojibway, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada westward from Lake Winnipeg....
 (ISO 639-3: OJW), is an Algonquian language
Algonquian language

Algonquian language may refer to:* Algonquian languages, language sub-family indigenous to North America* Algonquin language, the particular Algonquian language spoken by certain First-Nations people of Canada...
, although like most First Nations, English is the first language of most members. Many of the Western Saulteaux First Nations are signatories to Treaty 4
Treaty 4

Treaty 4 was a treaty established between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nations. The area covered by Treaty 4 represents most of current day southern Saskatchewan, plus small portions of what are today western Manitoba and southeastern Alberta....
 and Treaty 6
Treaty 6

Treaty 6 is an agreement between the Monarchy in Canada and the Plain and Wood Cree Indians and other tribes of Indians at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan and Battle River....
. The Western Saulteaux culture is that of the Plains culture
Plains Indians

The Plains Indians are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas who live on the plains and rolling hills of the Great Plains....
.

Communities

Population figures are as of September 2008, unless noted otherwise.
  • Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation (formerly: Grassy Narrows First Nation)(population 1,326)
  • Buffalo Point First Nation
    Buffalo Point First Nation

    Buffalo Point First Nation is an Ojibwa or Saulteaux band government located in southeastern corner of Manitoba, along the shores of Lake of the Woods....
    , Buffalo Point, MB (population 110)
  • Cote First Nation, Kamsack, SK (population 3,059)
  • Cowessess First Nation, Cowessess, SK (population 3,570) (part Cree)
  • Eagle Lake First Nation, Migisi Sahgaigan, ON (population 458 in 2006)
  • Ebb and Flow First Nation, Ebb and Flow, MB (population 2,467)
  • Foothills Ojibway Society (Non-status FN), Hinton, AB
    Hinton, Alberta

    Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Yellowhead County, Alberta, northeast of Jasper, Alberta and about west of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton, Alberta, at the intersection of Alberta Highway 16 and Alberta Highway 40, in the Athabasca River valley....
  • Gordon First Nation
    Gordon First Nation

    The Gordon First Nation is located near the village of Punnichy, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, in Canada. The First Nation has a population of 2,774 people, 1,060 of whom live on-Indian reserve and 1,714 who live off-reserve....
    , Punnichy, SK
    Punnichy, Saskatchewan

    Punnichy is a village in the Canada province of Saskatchewan. Punnichy is located along provincial highway 15 in the heart of the Touchwood Hills between the villages of Quinton and Lestock....
     (population 3,065)
  • Iskatewizaagegan 39 First Nation, Kejick, ON (population 568)
  • Keeseekoose First Nation, Kamsack, SK (population 2,145)
  • The Key First Nation, Norquay, SK (population 1,114)
  • Lac des Bois Band of Saulteaux (Historical)
    • Big Grassy First Nation, Morson, ON (population 660)
    • Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing First Nation (Big Island), Morson, ON (population 360)
    • Northwest Angle 33 First Nation
      Northwest Angle 33 First Nation

      Northwest Angle 33 First Nation is an Ojibwa or Ontario Saulteaux First Nation located in Kenora District, Ontario near Sioux Narrows, Ontario of Lake of the Woods....
       (population 454)
    • Northwest Angle 37 First Nation (population 338)
    • Ochiichagwe'Babigo'Ining Ojibway Nation
      Ochiichagwe'Babigo'Ining Ojibway Nation

      Ochiichagwe'Babigo'Ining Ojibway Nation, formerly but still commonly?and incorrectly?known as the Dalles First Nation, is an Ojibwa or Ontario Saulteaux First Nation located in Kenora District, Ontario near Sioux Narrows, Ontario of Lake of the Woods....
      , Kenora, ON
    • Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation (population 706)
    • Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation, Kenora, ON (population 622)
  • Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation (population 522)
  • Muscowpetung First Nation, Fort Qu'Appelle SK
    Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan

    Fort Qu'Appelle is a town located in the Qu'Appelle Valley in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, originally established as a Hudson's Bay Company trading post in 1852....
     (population 1,183)
  • Muskowekwan First Nation
    Muskowekwan First Nation

    Muskowekwan First Nation in a Saulteaux First Nation located approximately 100 km west of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. As of May, 2008, the First Nation have 1,517 registered people, of which their on-Indian reserve population was 400....
     Lestock, SK (population 1,524)
  • Naotkamegwanning First Nation
    Naotkamegwanning First Nation

    Naotkamegwanning First Nation, formerly known as Whitefish Bay First Nation, is an Ojibwa or Ontario Saulteaux First Nation located in Kenora District, Ontario near Sioux Narrows, Ontario of Lake of the Woods....
     (formerly: Whitefish Bay First Nation), Pawitik, ON (population 1,109)
  • Obashkaandagaang Bay First Nation (population 280)
  • O'Chiese First Nation
    O'Chiese First Nation

    The O'Chiese First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation in Alberta, Canada. The First Nation's homeland is the 14131.9 ha O'Chiese 203A Indian reserve, located approximately 23 kilometres northwest of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta....
    , Rocky Mountain House, AB (population 963)
  • Pasqua First Nation, Fort Qu'Appelle, SK
    Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan

    Fort Qu'Appelle is a town located in the Qu'Appelle Valley in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, originally established as a Hudson's Bay Company trading post in 1852....
     (population 1,775) (part Cree)
  • Pauingassi First Nation, Pauingass, MB (population 575)
  • Pine Creek First Nation
    Pine Creek First Nation

    The Pine Creek First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. The First Nation's homeland is Pine Creek 66A Reserve, located approximately 110 kilometres north of Dauphin, Manitoba along the southwestern shore of Lake Winnipegosis between the communities of Camperville, Manitoba and Duck Bay, Manitoba....
    , Pine Creek MB (population 2,730)
  • Poorman Band of Cree (Historical)—primarily Cree but historically part Saulteaux
    • Kawacatoose First Nation, Raymore, SK (population 2,748)
  • Poplar River First Nation
    Poplar River First Nation

    Poplar River First Nation is an Ojibwa First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. Its landbase is the Poplar River First Nation Reserve 16, located approximately on the east side of Lake Winnipeg at the mouth of the Poplar River....
    , Poplar River, MB (population 1,439)
  • Portage Band of Saulteaux (Historical)
    • Long Plain First Nation
      Long Plain First Nation

      The Long Plain First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation located in the Central Plains region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the southwest of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba along the Assiniboine River....
      , Portage la Prairie, MB (population 3,388 in 2006)
    • Sandy Bay First Nation (formerly: White Mud Band of Saulteaux), Marius, MB (population 5,521)
    • Swan Lake First Nation, Swan Lake, MB (population 1,206)
  • Rainy Lake Band of Saulteaux (Historical)
    • Couchiching First Nation
      Couchiching First Nation

      The Couchiching First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation in the Canada province of Ontario, who live on the Couchiching 16A and Agency 1, Ontario Indian reserve in the Rainy River District, Ontario near Fort Frances, Ontario....
      , Fort Frances, ON
      Fort Frances, Ontario

      Fort Frances, Ontario is a town located in the Northwestern Ontario part of Ontario, Canada. Its population in 2006 was 8,103. It is in the Rainy River District, Ontario....
       (population 1,989)
    • Naicatchewenin First Nation, Devlin, ON (population 370)
    • Nigigoonsiminikaaning (Nicickousemenecaning) First Nation
      Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation

      Nicickousemenecaning First Nation or Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, is a Saulteaux First Nation located on the banks of Rainy Lake of the Rainy River District, Ontario in Northwestern Ontario, Canada....
      , Fort Frances, ON
      Fort Frances, Ontario

      Fort Frances, Ontario is a town located in the Northwestern Ontario part of Ontario, Canada. Its population in 2006 was 8,103. It is in the Rainy River District, Ontario....
       (population 293)
    • Stanjikoming First Nation, Fort Frances, ON (population 136)
  • Rainy River Band of Saulteaux (Historical)
    • Lac La Croix First Nation
      Lac La Croix First Nation

      Lac La Croix First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation located in Rainy River District, Ontario in northwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Ontario-Minnesota border....
      , Fort Frances, ON (population 397)
    • Rainy River First Nations, Manitou Rapids, ON (population 767 in 2006)
    • Seine River First Nation, Mine Centre, ON (population 697)
  • Sagkeeng First Nation
    Sagkeeng First Nation

    The Sagkeeng First Nation is an Anishinaabe First Nation which holds territory east of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. Sagkeeng, which was once called Fort Alexander, Manitoba, has an on-reserve population of approximately 3,000 people....
     (formerly Fort Alexander First Nation), Fort Alexander, MB (population 6,844)
  • St. Peter's Band of Cree and Saulteaux (Historical)—primarily Cree but historically part Saulteaux
    • Muskoday First Nation
      Muskoday First Nation

      The Muskoday First Nation is a First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, composed of Cree and Saulteaux peoples. The First Nation has a registered population of 1552 people as of December 2007, of which approximately 560 members of the First Nation live on-reserve, and approximately 980 live off-reserve....
       (formerly: John Smith First Nation), Muskoday, SK (population 1,579)
    • Peguis First Nation
      Peguis First Nation

      Peguis First Nation is the largest First Nations community in Manitoba, Canada,with a population of approximately 7200 people. It is located approximately 145 kilometres north of Winnipeg....
      , Peguis, MB (population 8,410)
  • Sakimay First Nations, Grenfell, SK (population 1,404) (part Cree)
  • Saulteau First Nations, Moberly Lake, BC (population 792 in 2006)
  • Saulteaux First Nation, Cochin, SK (population 1,157)
  • Shoal Lake No. 40, Shoal Lake, ON (population 542)
  • Skownan First Nation
    Skownan First Nation

    Skownan First Nation in a Saulteaux First Nation located approximately 300 km north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on the south shore of Waterhen Lake , between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis....
     (formerly: Waterhen River Band of Saulteaux), Skownan, MB (population 1,246)
  • Wabaseemoong Independent Nations
    Wabaseemoong Independent Nations

    Wabaseemoong Independent Nations or more fully as the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations of One Man Lake, Swan Lake and Whitedog, is a Saulteaux First Nation located 120 km northwest of Kenora, Ontario and 13 km east of the Ontario-Manitoba border of northwestern Ontario, Canada....
     (formerly: Islington Band of Saulteaux), Whitedog, ON (1,716)
    • One Man Lake Band of Saulteaux (Historical)
    • Swan Lake Band of Saulteaux (Historical)
    • Whitedog Band of Saulteaux (Historical)
  • Wabauskang First Nation (population 257)
  • Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation
    Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation

    Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, or commonly as Wabigoon First Nation, is a Saulteaux First Nation located in Rainy River District, Ontario in northwestern Ontario, Canada....
     (population 541)
  • Yellow Quill Band of Saulteaux (Historical)
    • Fishing Lake First Nation, Wadena, SK (population 1,551)
    • Kinistin First Nation, Tisdale, SK (population 907)
    • Yellow Quill First Nation
      Yellow Quill First Nation

      Yellow Quill First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation located eight Kilometers east of Rose Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Yellow Quill First Nation is a signatory of Treaty_4, which was signed by Chief Yellow-quill on August 24, 1876....
       (formerly: Nut Lake Band of Saulteaux), Yellow Quill, SK (population 2,576)


Notable Saulteaux

  • Adam Beach
    Adam Beach

    Adam Ruebin Beach is a Golden Globe nominated Canada-born actor of Saulteaux descent. He is best known for his roles as Marine Private First Class Ira Hayes in Flags of Our Fathers , Private Ben Yahzee in Windtalkers, Dr....
    , actor
  • Phil Fontaine
    Phil Fontaine

    Larry Phillip Fontaine, Order of Manitoba, is an Aboriginal peoples in Canada Canada leader. He is currently serving his third term as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations....
    , National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
    Assembly of First Nations

    The Assembly of First Nations is a body of First Nations leaders in Canada. The aims of the organization are to protect the rights, treaty obligations, ceremonies, and claims of citizens of the First Nations in Canada....
  • Jennifer Podemski, actor


External links

  • (Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre)