Makah Indian Nation
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The Makah Indian Nation is a Native American tribe from the northwestern tip of Washington State, known for its maritime culture, whaling traditions, and long-standing presence on the Pacific coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Makah Indian Nation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12895331 — 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: Makah Indian Nation Context triple: [Treaty of Neah Bay, signatory, Makah Indian Nation]
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Yakama Nation
The Yakama Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe in south-central Washington State, known for its rich cultural traditions, treaty-reserved fishing rights on the Columbia River, and stewardship of extensive ancestral lands.
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B.
Ktunaxa Nation
The Ktunaxa Nation is an Indigenous people of North America whose traditional territory spans parts of what are now southeastern British Columbia in Canada and adjacent areas of the United States.
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C.
Kaw Nation
The Kaw Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe originally from what is now Kansas and Oklahoma, historically known as the Kanza or Kansa people.
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D.
Wyandotte Nation
The Wyandotte Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe descended from the Wyandot people, historically based in the Great Lakes region and now headquartered in Oklahoma.
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E.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Potawatomi people based in Oklahoma, known for its robust governmental institutions, economic enterprises, and cultural preservation efforts.
- 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: Makah Indian Nation Target entity description: The Makah Indian Nation is a Native American tribe from the northwestern tip of Washington State, known for its maritime culture, whaling traditions, and long-standing presence on the Pacific coast.
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A.
Yakama Nation
The Yakama Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe in south-central Washington State, known for its rich cultural traditions, treaty-reserved fishing rights on the Columbia River, and stewardship of extensive ancestral lands.
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B.
Ktunaxa Nation
The Ktunaxa Nation is an Indigenous people of North America whose traditional territory spans parts of what are now southeastern British Columbia in Canada and adjacent areas of the United States.
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C.
Kaw Nation
The Kaw Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe originally from what is now Kansas and Oklahoma, historically known as the Kanza or Kansa people.
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D.
Wyandotte Nation
The Wyandotte Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe descended from the Wyandot people, historically based in the Great Lakes region and now headquartered in Oklahoma.
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E.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Potawatomi people based in Oklahoma, known for its robust governmental institutions, economic enterprises, and cultural preservation efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American tribe
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indigenous people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Ozette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteLocation | Pacific coast near Cape Alava ⓘ |
| coastlineFeature |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Strait of Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Northwest Coast cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultureType | maritime culture ⓘ |
| governingBody | Makah Tribal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Makah Cultural and Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservation | Makah Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Neah Bay, Washington
NERFINISHED
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Olympic Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ northwestern tip of Washington State ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
NERFINISHED
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Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumExhibits | Ozette archaeological collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCommunity | Neah Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Cape Flattery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePractice | ceremonial whaling ⓘ |
| operates | Makah Cultural and Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion | Clallam County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageHistorically | Makah language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| relatedGroup |
Nuu-chah-nulth peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Wakashan-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| religionCurrently | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | traditional Makah spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| sovereignStatus | federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | plank houses ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Cape Flattery area
NERFINISHED
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Pacific coast of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
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hunting ⓘ sealing ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| traditionalWatercraft | cedar dugout canoes ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Neah Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyPartner | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyRights |
fishing rights
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hunting rights ⓘ whaling rights ⓘ |
| treatyYear | 1855 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Makah Indian Nation Description of subject: The Makah Indian Nation is a Native American tribe from the northwestern tip of Washington State, known for its maritime culture, whaling traditions, and long-standing presence on the Pacific coast.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.