Mono Lake Paiute
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The Mono Lake Paiute are a Native American group traditionally living around Mono Lake in eastern California, closely related culturally and linguistically to other Northern Paiute peoples.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mono Lake Paiute canonical | 2 |
| Mono Lake islands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13363708 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mono Lake Paiute Context triple: [Owens Valley Paiute, neighboringGroup, Mono Lake Paiute]
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A.
Mono Lake
Mono Lake is a large, ancient saline soda lake in eastern California renowned for its striking tufa towers, high salinity, and unique ecosystem supporting migratory birds and brine shrimp.
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B.
Washoe Lake
Washoe Lake is a shallow, high-desert lake in western Nevada that lies within the traditional homeland of the Washoe people and is known today for its state park, wildlife, and strong winds popular with kiteboarders and windsurfers.
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C.
Winnemucca Lake
Winnemucca Lake is a scenic alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, popular for hiking, fishing, and wildflower viewing.
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D.
Tulare Lake
Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the United States, located in California’s southern San Joaquin Valley.
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E.
Mona Lake
Mona Lake is a small inland lake in western Michigan known for recreational boating, fishing, and its connection to Lake Michigan via the Mona Lake Channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mono Lake Paiute Target entity description: The Mono Lake Paiute are a Native American group traditionally living around Mono Lake in eastern California, closely related culturally and linguistically to other Northern Paiute peoples.
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A.
Mono Lake
Mono Lake is a large, ancient saline soda lake in eastern California renowned for its striking tufa towers, high salinity, and unique ecosystem supporting migratory birds and brine shrimp.
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B.
Washoe Lake
Washoe Lake is a shallow, high-desert lake in western Nevada that lies within the traditional homeland of the Washoe people and is known today for its state park, wildlife, and strong winds popular with kiteboarders and windsurfers.
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C.
Winnemucca Lake
Winnemucca Lake is a scenic alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, popular for hiking, fishing, and wildflower viewing.
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D.
Tulare Lake
Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the United States, located in California’s southern San Joaquin Valley.
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E.
Mona Lake
Mona Lake is a small inland lake in western Michigan known for recreational boating, fishing, and its connection to Lake Michigan via the Mona Lake Channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
Northern Paiute group ⓘ |
| broaderGrouping |
Native American peoples of California
ⓘ
linked to:
Indigenous peoples of California
Native American peoples of the Great Basin ⓘ
linked to:
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Paiute peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Paiute
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culture | Northern Paiute culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCulturalAssociationWith |
Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Sierra
Mono Lake islands ⓘ
linked to:
Mono Lake Paiute
|
| historicalEra | pre-contact period in California ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Mono Lake region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mono Lake watershed
eastern California ⓘ |
| language | Northern Paiute language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Numic languages
ⓘ
Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ
linked to:
Uto-Aztecan
|
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Mono County, California ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Basin tribes
ⓘ
linked to:
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
|
| presentIn | contemporary Native American communities in California ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinct local group within Northern Paiute ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Sierra
Great Basin ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bishop Paiute
ⓘ
Owens Valley Paiute ⓘ Pyramid Lake Paiute ⓘ
linked to:
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Walker River Paiute ⓘ
linked to:
Walker River Paiute Tribe
Yerington Paiute ⓘ
linked to:
Owens Valley Paiute
|
| subgroupOf | Northern Paiute ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | basketry ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomyType | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodSource |
brine shrimp from Mono Lake
ⓘ
piñon nuts ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wickiups ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Great Basin indigenous religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Basin culture area
|
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
Eastern Sierra Nevada region
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Sierra
Great Basin area ⓘ
linked to:
Great Basin
Mono Lake ⓘ |
| uses | Mono Lake resources for traditional practices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mono Lake Paiute Description of subject: The Mono Lake Paiute are a Native American group traditionally living around Mono Lake in eastern California, closely related culturally and linguistically to other Northern Paiute peoples.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mono Lake Paiute