Chehalis people
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The Chehalis people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of southwestern Washington State along the Chehalis River and nearby coastal and riverine environments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chehalis people canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13845984 — 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: Chehalis people Context triple: [Chehalis River, namedAfter, Chehalis people]
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A.
Cowlitz people
The Cowlitz people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of southwestern Washington along the Cowlitz River, with a distinct culture and language rooted in the region’s riverine and forested landscapes.
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B.
Chelan people
The Chelan people are a Native American tribe of the Interior Salish language family traditionally inhabiting the area around Lake Chelan in what is now central Washington State.
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C.
Mattole people
The Mattole people are an Indigenous group from California’s North Coast region, traditionally inhabiting the Mattole River and Lost Coast areas and culturally associated with other Pacific Coast Athabaskan-speaking tribes.
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D.
Wenatchi people
The Wenatchi people are a Native American tribe of the Columbia Plateau region in what is now central Washington State, traditionally living along the Wenatchee River and known for fishing, trade, and seasonal migrations.
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E.
Skokomish people
The Skokomish people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural group traditionally living around the southern shores of Washington State’s Hood Canal and the Skokomish River.
- 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: Chehalis people Target entity description: The Chehalis people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of southwestern Washington State along the Chehalis River and nearby coastal and riverine environments.
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A.
Cowlitz people
The Cowlitz people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of southwestern Washington along the Cowlitz River, with a distinct culture and language rooted in the region’s riverine and forested landscapes.
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B.
Chelan people
The Chelan people are a Native American tribe of the Interior Salish language family traditionally inhabiting the area around Lake Chelan in what is now central Washington State.
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C.
Mattole people
The Mattole people are an Indigenous group from California’s North Coast region, traditionally inhabiting the Mattole River and Lost Coast areas and culturally associated with other Pacific Coast Athabaskan-speaking tribes.
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D.
Wenatchi people
The Wenatchi people are a Native American tribe of the Columbia Plateau region in what is now central Washington State, traditionally living along the Wenatchee River and known for fishing, trade, and seasonal migrations.
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E.
Skokomish people
The Skokomish people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural group traditionally living around the southern shores of Washington State’s Hood Canal and the Skokomish River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.