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| They are a branch of the Ojibwa people (aka Algonquin, Anishinabe, Bungee, Chippewa, Little Shell, Ojibway, Ojibwe, Pembina, Saginaw, Sac and Sauk. Their land was located just east of Lake Superior when the English and French first met them in the early 17th century. It was the French who supposedly named these eastern Lake Superior Chippewa's Saulteaux. It means "People of the Rapids" in French.
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| Their original land was located at and in the immediate surrounding region of Sault Ste. Marie. Ojibwa authors from the 19th century wrote about Chippewa's from the west forcing their way to the east, after the whites invaded. According to George Copway, the Chippewa's from northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, settled the region where Sault Ste. Marie is. They then forced their way further east. Copway wrote that these Chippewa settlers colonized the region east of Lake Superior and east of Lake Huron, after 1634 and 1635.
| | === Additional References to the History of the Tribe === |
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| Surprisingly, Copway wrote that Minnesota served as a starting off point. Copway learned that a general council was held where Minneapolis-St. Paul is (Falls of St. Anthony) to distribute land to the Ojibwa's. He also wrote that the Ojibwa east of Lake Superior, considered the Minnesota region to be the land of their forefathers.
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| Not very long after the western Chippewa's colonized the region east of Lakes Superior and Huron, they were forced to commence diasporas to the west. It was the Seven Fires Prophecy which forced them to leave for western lands. The focus will be on the northern Saulteaux Indians north of Lake Superior and exactly where they migrated to.
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| From the Sault Ste. Marie region, they followed an old road north of Lake Superior which led to where Winnipeg, Manitoba is now situated. This same road led into what is now Saskatchewan then to what is now Edmonton, Alberta. It then branched off to where the Saulteau First Nations are located in British Columbia. That is where Moberly Lake is. Before the road reached Moberly Lake, it branched off where Dawson Creek, British Columbia is. It led up to where Fort Nelson, British Columbia is now.
| | The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br> |
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| Another branch of this same old road, branched off near Dawson Creek and extended into central British Columbia. From there, it led to where Prince Rupert, British Columbia is. The whites now call this old road the Highway of Tears. The Chippewa's probably named the road Highway of Tears. Similar to the Trail of Tears in the United States which is now known as route 66.
| | *[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]] |
| | *[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] |
| | *[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] |
| | *[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] |
| | *[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] |
| | *[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] |
| | *[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] |
| | *[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] |
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| Other branches of the Ojibwa Nation are the Little Shell, Pembina, and Saginaw. The Saulteaux lived north of them, excepting the Pembina who historians probably classify as being Saulteaux. To identify the Saulteaux Indians, information about the Little Shell, Pembina, and Saginaw must be separate so the information about the Saulteaux can be unique. By that, i am referring to a unique Saulteaux District.
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| This Saulteaux District bordered the [[Pembina Chippewa Indian|Pembina Chippewa Indian]] District and the [[Little Shell Chippewa Tribe|Little Shell Chippewa Tribe]] District. It commences in eastern Saskatchewan and extends into Alberta. It may have included land in nortern Montana, east of the Rocky Mountains. It also included much of British Columbia, particularly northern British Columbia. Another Chippewa District was probably located in southern British Columbia.
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| Only Reservations or Reserves, in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories will be included. Historians have written that the [[Cree Indians|Cree Indians]]
| | === References === |
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| | [[Category:Indigenous Tribes of the United States]] |