What weapons did the subarctic indians use to hunt?
Previous to contact with Europeans they had a stone age
technology, meaning not significant use of metal. They did have
some copper acquired via trading with tribes farther south and from
tribes around Lake Superior. While these were sometimes used in
weapons most copper was used to show off.
Which mean weapons were traditional weapons similar to your
stone age peoples weapons. Bow and Arrows, axes, clubs, spears and
throwing spears called atlati which used a short stick to throw the
spear for more range and power, .
With the arrival of Europeans metal was adopted into the
construction of traditional weapons and eventually they adopted the
traditional weapons of the Europeans which included firearms.