Dakelh people
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The Dakelh people are an Indigenous First Nations group of central British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct culture, history, and traditional territory along the Fraser River and its tributaries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dakelh (Carrier) people | 3 |
| Dakelh people canonical | 3 |
| Carrier (Dakelh) people | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14161397 — 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: Dakelh people Context triple: [Dakelh language, ethnicGroup, Dakelh people]
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A.
Stʼatʼimc people
The Stʼatʼimc people are an Interior Salish First Nations group of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language and culture rooted in the Fraser Canyon and surrounding plateau and mountain regions.
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B.
Sekani people
The Sekani people are an Athabaskan-speaking Indigenous group of the Dene cultural-linguistic family traditionally inhabiting the north-central interior of what is now British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Sliammon people
The Sliammon people are an Indigenous Coast Salish First Nation of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct cultural and historical identity tied to the northern Strait of Georgia.
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D.
Wetʼsuwetʼen people
The Wetʼsuwetʼen people are an Indigenous First Nations group of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct hereditary governance system, language, and culture deeply tied to their traditional territories and waterways.
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E.
Nlaka'pamux people
The Nlaka'pamux people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Interior Salish region in British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language, culture, and long-standing presence along the Fraser and Thompson river systems.
- 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: Dakelh people Target entity description: The Dakelh people are an Indigenous First Nations group of central British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct culture, history, and traditional territory along the Fraser River and its tributaries.
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A.
Stʼatʼimc people
The Stʼatʼimc people are an Interior Salish First Nations group of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language and culture rooted in the Fraser Canyon and surrounding plateau and mountain regions.
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B.
Sekani people
The Sekani people are an Athabaskan-speaking Indigenous group of the Dene cultural-linguistic family traditionally inhabiting the north-central interior of what is now British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Sliammon people
The Sliammon people are an Indigenous Coast Salish First Nation of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct cultural and historical identity tied to the northern Strait of Georgia.
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D.
Wetʼsuwetʼen people
The Wetʼsuwetʼen people are an Indigenous First Nations group of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct hereditary governance system, language, and culture deeply tied to their traditional territories and waterways.
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E.
Nlaka'pamux people
The Nlaka'pamux people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Interior Salish region in British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language, culture, and long-standing presence along the Fraser and Thompson river systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Dakelh (Carrier) language
linked to: Dakelh people
linked to: Dakelh people
linked to: Dakelh people
linked to: Dakelh people
linked to: Dakelh people