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=== History === | === History === | ||
They are a branch of the Ojibwa people (aka Algonquin, Anishinabe, Bungee, Chippewa, Little Shell, Nez Perce, 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 | They are a branch of the Ojibwa people (aka Algonquin, Anishinabe, Bungee, Chippewa, Little Shell, Nez Perce, 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 probably named these eastern [[Lake Superior Chippewa]] District people the Saulteaux. It means "People of the Falls" in French. In Montana, the Gros Ventre are known as the People of the Falls or People of the Waterfalls or simply the Waterfalls People or Falls People. They are the Chippewas who moved from the west to the east, after the whites began to settle the land. They are also the Montana Saulteaux. They originally lived in the Great Falls, Montana region and still do. The correct pronunciation of Saulteaux is Soo as in "Sioux" and toe as in "your big toe." "Sootoe".<br> | ||
Their original land was located 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 began to settle the area. According to George Copway, the Chippewas from northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, settled the region where Sault Ste. Marie is. They then worked 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. | Their original land was located 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 began to settle in the area. According to George Copway, the Chippewas from northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, settled the region where Sault Ste. Marie is. They then worked 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. | ||
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. | 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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It is believed that chief Egushawa or Agashaway, was possibly related to chief Pontiac. Chief Agashaway may have been the highest ranking Saulteaux Ojibwa military commander during the 1774-1794 War. He may have sent the Indian soldiers to the Virginia region to fight the whites, in 1774. After the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix, white settlers crept into the Kentucky region. Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders knew what their future foretold and were anxious to retaliate. <br> | It is believed that chief Egushawa or Agashaway, was possibly related to chief Pontiac. Chief Agashaway may have been the highest ranking Saulteaux Ojibwa military commander during the 1774-1794 War. He may have sent the Indian soldiers to the Virginia region to fight the whites, in 1774. After the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix, white settlers crept into the Kentucky region. Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders knew what their future foretold and were anxious to retaliate. <br> | ||
Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers killed and took captive, many of the white invaders. In 1774, the whites rose up in open rebellion. It's known as the American Revolutionary War. Chief Agashaway led the war from the Michigan region. The strategy of the Saulteaux Ojibwa military was to kill as many of the | Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers killed and took captive, many of the white invaders. In 1774, the whites rose up in open rebellion. It's known as the American Revolutionary War. Chief Agashaway led the war from the Michigan region. The strategy of the Saulteaux Ojibwa military was to kill as many of the whites as possible. Both civilian and military. Saulteaux Ojibwa military commanders sent their soldiers east to fight the whites. Their weapons were bows and arrows. | ||
However, they used gun powder during their wars. They probably learned early on how to make their own gun powder. They may have had cannons (probably taken from the whites) yet they knew gun powder could be used in other ways. So during the 1774-1794 War, they frequently attacked locations where the whites had ample supplies of gun powder. They did so for two reasons. To increase their gun powder supplies and decrease the gun powder supplies of their white enemies. | However, they used gun powder during their wars. They probably learned early on how to make their own gun powder. They may have had cannons (probably taken from the whites) yet they knew gun powder could be used in other ways. So during the 1774-1794 War, they frequently attacked locations where the whites had ample supplies of gun powder. They did so for two reasons. To increase their gun powder supplies and decrease the gun powder supplies of their white enemies. | ||