Wanapum people
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The Wanapum people are a Native American tribe traditionally living along the Columbia River in what is now central Washington State, known for their fishing culture and deep spiritual connection to the river.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wanapum people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17614819 — 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: Wanapum people Context triple: [Wanapum Dam, namedAfter, Wanapum people]
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A.
Sauk-Suiattle people
The Sauk-Suiattle people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Sauk and Suiattle Rivers in what is now Washington State and culturally related to other Coast Salish groups.
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B.
Duwamish people
The Duwamish people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, historically known for their central role in regional trade and for leaders such as Chief Seattle.
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C.
Snoqualmie people
The Snoqualmie people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally centered along the Snoqualmie River in what is now Washington State.
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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.
Spokan people
The Spokan people are a Native American tribe of the Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally centered along the Spokane River in what is now eastern Washington.
- 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: Wanapum people Target entity description: The Wanapum people are a Native American tribe traditionally living along the Columbia River in what is now central Washington State, known for their fishing culture and deep spiritual connection to the river.
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A.
Sauk-Suiattle people
The Sauk-Suiattle people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Sauk and Suiattle Rivers in what is now Washington State and culturally related to other Coast Salish groups.
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B.
Duwamish people
The Duwamish people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, historically known for their central role in regional trade and for leaders such as Chief Seattle.
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C.
Snoqualmie people
The Snoqualmie people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally centered along the Snoqualmie River in what is now Washington State.
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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.
Spokan people
The Spokan people are a Native American tribe of the Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally centered along the Spokane River in what is now eastern Washington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.