Shoshone
E102744
The Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting regions of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical role in the American West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoshone canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T460871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Shoshone Context triple: [Native Americans, hasSubgroup, Shoshone]
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A.
Snake River
The Snake River is a major waterway in the northwestern United States that flows through Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington before joining the Columbia River.
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B.
Walker River
Walker River is a river in eastern California and western Nevada that flows from the Sierra Nevada through arid valleys into Walker Lake, providing vital water for ecosystems and agriculture in the region.
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C.
Bonneville
Bonneville is a small French town in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, situated in the Arve Valley near the Alps and serving as a local administrative and economic center.
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D.
Humboldt River
The Humboldt River is a major river in northern Nevada that flows westward across the Great Basin, serving as an important historical route and water source in an otherwise arid region.
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E.
Truckee River
The Truckee River is a prominent river in the western United States that flows from Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada through Nevada to Pyramid Lake, providing vital water resources and recreational opportunities to the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shoshone Target entity description: The Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting regions of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical role in the American West.
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A.
Snake River
The Snake River is a major waterway in the northwestern United States that flows through Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington before joining the Columbia River.
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B.
Walker River
Walker River is a river in eastern California and western Nevada that flows from the Sierra Nevada through arid valleys into Walker Lake, providing vital water for ecosystems and agriculture in the region.
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C.
Bonneville
Bonneville is a small French town in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, situated in the Arve Valley near the Alps and serving as a local administrative and economic center.
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D.
Humboldt River
The Humboldt River is a major river in northern Nevada that flows westward across the Great Basin, serving as an important historical route and water source in an otherwise arid region.
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E.
Truckee River
The Truckee River is a prominent river in the western United States that flows from Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada through Nevada to Pyramid Lake, providing vital water resources and recreational opportunities to the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Basin tribe
ⓘ
Indigenous people of the United States ⓘ Native American people ⓘ Numic-speaking people ⓘ Shoshone person ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
Sun Dance
ⓘ
powwow ⓘ |
| currentPopulationRegion |
Idaho
ⓘ
Montana ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicity | Shoshone self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| federallyRecognizedTribe |
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe
ⓘ
Eastern Shoshone ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Ely Shoshone Tribe
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes ⓘ
surface form:
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone ⓘ
surface form:
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Yomba Shoshone Tribe
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| historicalEvent | loss of lands through 19th-century U.S. expansion ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
guides for Euro-American explorers
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participants in the fur trade era of the American West ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| language |
Shoshoni language
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surface form:
Shoshone language
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| languageFamily | Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ |
| notablePerson | Sacagawea ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Comanche
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Paiute ⓘ Ute people ⓘ |
| religion |
Native American Church
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traditional Shoshone spirituality ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Eastern Shoshone
ⓘ
Goshute ⓘ Northern Shoshone ⓘ Western Shoshone ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | horse culture (for some bands after European contact) ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
tipi
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wickiup ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Great Basin
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Idaho ⓘ Montana ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
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gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| treaty |
Treaty of Fort Bridger (1863)
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Fort Bridger Treaty (1868) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Fort Bridger (1868)
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Subject: Shoshone Description of subject: The Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting regions of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical role in the American West.
Referenced by (14)
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