Saulteaux Identity amid Prairie Transition and Loss
The Saulteaux, a branch of the Ojibway, moved from Great Lakes camps to the western plains, adopting buffalo subsistence and prairie dress. The piece notes their kinship with Cree and Assiniboine, evolving clothing, materials, and crafts, while warning of a fading culture as European goods and pressures erode pure Saulteaux bloodlines.
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Sault St. Marie
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Saulteaux Timber and Teepees The Buffalo Hunts
The Saulteaux adopted birchbark coverings for willow frames and later canvas for their teepees. They hunted buffalo mainly through buffalo pounds, using bows made from willow and arrowheads of flint bone and copper. Spiritual life featured ceremonies like Sundance learned from the Assiniboines, pipe smoking, sweet grass cleansers, and growth rites, with occasional alliances against the Blackfoot.
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Saulteaux
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