Cayuga clan system
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The Cayuga clan system is a traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) social structure that organizes Cayuga people into matrilineal clans, each with specific roles, responsibilities, and ceremonial functions within the nation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cayuga clan system canonical | 2 |
| Cayuga ceremonial cycles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16277478 — 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: Cayuga clan system Context triple: [Snipe clan, hasRoleIn, Cayuga clan system]
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A.
Cayuga nation
The Cayuga nation is one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, an Indigenous people historically based in what is now central New York.
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B.
Ohio Iroquois
Ohio Iroquois refers to the Mingo people, an Iroquoian-speaking group that emerged in the Ohio Country from a mix of displaced Iroquois and other Indigenous communities during the 18th century.
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C.
Wolf clan of the Seneca
The Wolf clan of the Seneca is one of the traditional matrilineal clans of the Seneca Nation, historically associated with prominent leaders such as Cornplanter and central to the tribe’s social and political organization.
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D.
Seneca-Cayuga Nation
The Seneca-Cayuga Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Iroquoian-speaking people with ancestral roots in the northeastern United States and present-day communities in Oklahoma.
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E.
Onondaga nation
The Onondaga nation is one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, traditionally known as the "Keepers of the Central Fire" and located in what is now central New York.
- 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: Cayuga clan system Target entity description: The Cayuga clan system is a traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) social structure that organizes Cayuga people into matrilineal clans, each with specific roles, responsibilities, and ceremonial functions within the nation.
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A.
Cayuga nation
The Cayuga nation is one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, an Indigenous people historically based in what is now central New York.
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B.
Ohio Iroquois
Ohio Iroquois refers to the Mingo people, an Iroquoian-speaking group that emerged in the Ohio Country from a mix of displaced Iroquois and other Indigenous communities during the 18th century.
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C.
Wolf clan of the Seneca
The Wolf clan of the Seneca is one of the traditional matrilineal clans of the Seneca Nation, historically associated with prominent leaders such as Cornplanter and central to the tribe’s social and political organization.
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D.
Seneca-Cayuga Nation
The Seneca-Cayuga Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Iroquoian-speaking people with ancestral roots in the northeastern United States and present-day communities in Oklahoma.
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E.
Onondaga nation
The Onondaga nation is one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, traditionally known as the "Keepers of the Central Fire" and located in what is now central New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bear clan
linked to: Cayuga clan system