Yavapai people
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The Yavapai people are a Native American group indigenous to central and western Arizona, known for their distinct language, semi-nomadic history, and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yavapai people canonical | 40 |
| Yavapai bands | 2 |
| Yavapai people of central Arizona | 1 |
| Yavapai people subgroup | 1 |
| Yavapai–Havasupai–Hualapai group | 1 |
| Yavbe Pai (Northwestern Yavapai) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T29737 — 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.
Target entity: Yavapai people Context triple: [Mojave people, relatedEthnicGroup, Yavapai people]
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A.
Maricopa people
The Maricopa people are a Native American tribe of the Yuman language family traditionally living along the lower Gila and Colorado Rivers in what is now Arizona.
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B.
Hualapai people
The Hualapai people are a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona, known for their distinct language, culture, and stewardship of lands along the Grand Canyon.
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C.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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D.
Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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E.
Quechan people
The Quechan people are a Native American tribe traditionally living along the lower Colorado River in what is now southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and riverine culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yavapai people Target entity description: The Yavapai people are a Native American group indigenous to central and western Arizona, known for their distinct language, semi-nomadic history, and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
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A.
Maricopa people
The Maricopa people are a Native American tribe of the Yuman language family traditionally living along the lower Gila and Colorado Rivers in what is now Arizona.
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B.
Hualapai people
The Hualapai people are a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona, known for their distinct language, culture, and stewardship of lands along the Grand Canyon.
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C.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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D.
Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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E.
Quechan people
The Quechan people are a Native American tribe traditionally living along the lower Colorado River in what is now southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and riverine culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
basketry
ⓘ
ceremonial dances ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAutonym | Enyaeva (various Yavapai self-designations) ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Kewevkapaya (Southeastern Yavapai)
ⓘ
Yavapai language ⓘ
surface form:
Tolkapaya (Western Yavapai)
Wipukpa dialect ⓘ
surface form:
Wipukepa (Northeastern Yavapai)
Yavapai people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yavbe Pai (Northwestern Yavapai)
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| historicalEvent |
forced relocation to San Carlos Reservation in the 1870s
ⓘ
return from San Carlos Reservation in the 1880s ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Arizona
ⓘ
central Arizona ⓘ western Arizona ⓘ |
| language | Yavapai language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Upland Yuman
ⓘ
surface form:
Upland Yuman languages
Yuman language family ⓘ
surface form:
Yuman languages
|
| neighboringGroup |
Maricopa people
ⓘ
Mojave people ⓘ
surface form:
Mohave people
Pima people ⓘ |
| populationRegion | Arizona ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
ⓘ
Yavapai-Apache Nation ⓘ Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | federally recognized tribe (through several tribal governments) ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Apache tribes
ⓘ
surface form:
Apache people
Havasupai people ⓘ Hualapai people ⓘ Tohono O'odham ⓘ
surface form:
O’odham people
Quechan people ⓘ Cocopah people ⓘ
surface form:
Yuma people
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Yavapai religion ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
gathering
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Bradshaw Mountains region
ⓘ
surface form:
Bradshaw Mountains
Mogollon Rim ⓘ
surface form:
Mogollon Rim region
Prescott area ⓘ Verde Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Verde River region
|
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Yavapai people Description of subject: The Yavapai people are a Native American group indigenous to central and western Arizona, known for their distinct language, semi-nomadic history, and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
Referenced by (46)
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