Spokane River region
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The Spokane River region is the ancestral homeland of the Spokane people, encompassing the river and surrounding lands in what is now eastern Washington and parts of northern Idaho.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spokane River region canonical | 3 |
| Spokane Falls area | 1 |
| Spokane River basin | 1 |
| Spokane River valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19361451 — 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: Spokane River region Context triple: [Spokane language, traditionalTerritory, Spokane River region]
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A.
Mid-Columbia region
The Mid-Columbia region is an area of south-central Washington State along the Columbia River known for its agriculture, wine production, and growing high-tech and energy industries.
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B.
Methow Valley
Methow Valley is a scenic river valley in north-central Washington State known for its outdoor recreation, small rural communities, and proximity to the North Cascades.
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C.
Boise River Valley
Boise River Valley is a fertile, river-carved region in southwestern Idaho known for supporting the city of Boise and its surrounding agricultural and recreational landscapes.
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D.
Okanogan Valley
Okanogan Valley is a broad, rural valley in north-central Washington known for its agricultural lands, outdoor recreation, and scenic landscapes along the Okanogan River.
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E.
Lower Columbia River region
The Lower Columbia River region is a culturally and ecologically rich area of the Pacific Northwest centered along the lower stretches of the Columbia River, historically home to numerous Indigenous peoples and vital salmon fisheries.
- 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: Spokane River region Target entity description: The Spokane River region is the ancestral homeland of the Spokane people, encompassing the river and surrounding lands in what is now eastern Washington and parts of northern Idaho.
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A.
Mid-Columbia region
The Mid-Columbia region is an area of south-central Washington State along the Columbia River known for its agriculture, wine production, and growing high-tech and energy industries.
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B.
Methow Valley
Methow Valley is a scenic river valley in north-central Washington State known for its outdoor recreation, small rural communities, and proximity to the North Cascades.
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C.
Boise River Valley
Boise River Valley is a fertile, river-carved region in southwestern Idaho known for supporting the city of Boise and its surrounding agricultural and recreational landscapes.
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D.
Okanogan Valley
Okanogan Valley is a broad, rural valley in north-central Washington known for its agricultural lands, outdoor recreation, and scenic landscapes along the Okanogan River.
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E.
Lower Columbia River region
The Lower Columbia River region is a culturally and ecologically rich area of the Pacific Northwest centered along the lower stretches of the Columbia River, historically home to numerous Indigenous peoples and vital salmon fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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