What weapons did the subarctic indians use to hunt?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

At first the bow and spear were used for hunting; later guns were obtained from traders and some were used in hunting.

Cheyenne bows were made of Osage orangewood, ash wood or horn from the bighorn sheep; dogwood as used for arrows and points were of metal obtained from traders. Feathers were often of striped turkey feathers, giving rise to the Cheyenne being called "Striped feather arrow people". Wooden bows varied from 45 to 52 inches long, while horn bows could be just 32 inches in length and made very powerful with sinew glued to the outer curve of the bow. Arrows were around 24 or 25 inchs long.

Spears would normally be used for hunting buffalo on foot in deep snow; the buffalo could not run in such conditions and Cheyenne could approach on foot and spear them.

See link below for a Cheyenne drawing of a buffalo hunt:

Answer 3

spears and sharpened stone heads.