Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

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The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is a federally recognized tribal nation in north-central Washington State composed of multiple distinct Native American tribes united under a single government.

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Label	Occurrences
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation canonical	8
Colville Confederated Tribes	6
Colville Confederated Tribes (in contemporary U.S. administration)	1
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation trust lands	1
tribal government of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17882522 — 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: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Context triple: [Colville Indian Reservation (part), ethnicGroup, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation]

A. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is a federally recognized tribal government in northeastern Oregon composed of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples, known for its active role in cultural preservation, natural resource management, and treaty rights advocacy.
B. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are a federally recognized coalition of Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d’Oreille peoples based on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, known for their strong efforts in cultural preservation, language revitalization, and natural resource stewardship.
C. Skokomish Tribe
The Skokomish Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe of the Coast Salish peoples based in western Washington State, traditionally living around Hood Canal and the Skokomish River.
D. Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon is a federally recognized tribal government in north-central Oregon, composed primarily of the Warm Springs, Wasco, and Paiute peoples, with a large reservation along the Deschutes River.
E. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation is a federally recognized Native American tribal nation based in western Washington, composed primarily of Upper and Lower Chehalis peoples.
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: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Target entity description: The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is a federally recognized tribal nation in north-central Washington State composed of multiple distinct Native American tribes united under a single government.

A. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is a federally recognized tribal government in northeastern Oregon composed of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples, known for its active role in cultural preservation, natural resource management, and treaty rights advocacy.
B. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are a federally recognized coalition of Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d’Oreille peoples based on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, known for their strong efforts in cultural preservation, language revitalization, and natural resource stewardship.
C. Skokomish Tribe
The Skokomish Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe of the Coast Salish peoples based in western Washington State, traditionally living around Hood Canal and the Skokomish River.
D. Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon is a federally recognized tribal government in north-central Oregon, composed primarily of the Warm Springs, Wasco, and Paiute peoples, with a large reservation along the Deschutes River.
E. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation is a federally recognized Native American tribal nation based in western Washington, composed primarily of Upper and Lower Chehalis peoples.
F. None of above. chosen

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colville Indian Reservation (part) → ethnicGroup → Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation ⓘ

Colville Indian Reservation (part) → governedBy → Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation ⓘ

Colville Indian Reservation (part) → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation ⓘ

Colville people → partOf → Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation ⓘ

Northeastern Washington → hasTribe → Colville Confederated Tribes ⓘ

subject linked to: northeastern Washington