Eastern Pequot Tribe
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The Eastern Pequot Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Connecticut that descends from the historic Pequot people and maintains its own distinct community, governance, and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation | 2 |
| Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut | 1 |
| Eastern Pequot Tribe canonical | 1 |
| Eastern Pequot community | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T938114 — 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: Eastern Pequot Tribe Context triple: [Pequot people, subgroup, Eastern Pequot Tribe]
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A.
Mohegan tribe
The Mohegan tribe is a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands, historically based in what is now Connecticut and known for their complex alliances and conflicts with neighboring tribes and European colonists.
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B.
Pequot people
The Pequot people are an Algonquian-speaking Native American nation of southern New England, historically influential in the region and known for their role in early colonial-era conflicts such as the Pequot War.
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C.
Shinnecock Indian Nation
The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, known for its deep historical presence in the region and its annual powwow.
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D.
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe is a federally recognized Native American nation in southeastern Connecticut known for its successful Foxwoods Resort Casino and efforts to preserve Pequot culture and sovereignty.
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E.
Narragansett Indian Tribe
The Narragansett Indian Tribe is the federally recognized tribal government representing the Narragansett people, an Indigenous nation traditionally based in what is now Rhode Island.
- 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: Eastern Pequot Tribe Target entity description: The Eastern Pequot Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Connecticut that descends from the historic Pequot people and maintains its own distinct community, governance, and cultural traditions.
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A.
Mohegan tribe
The Mohegan tribe is a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands, historically based in what is now Connecticut and known for their complex alliances and conflicts with neighboring tribes and European colonists.
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B.
Pequot people
The Pequot people are an Algonquian-speaking Native American nation of southern New England, historically influential in the region and known for their role in early colonial-era conflicts such as the Pequot War.
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C.
Shinnecock Indian Nation
The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, known for its deep historical presence in the region and its annual powwow.
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D.
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe is a federally recognized Native American nation in southeastern Connecticut known for its successful Foxwoods Resort Casino and efforts to preserve Pequot culture and sovereignty.
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E.
Narragansett Indian Tribe
The Narragansett Indian Tribe is the federally recognized tribal government representing the Narragansett people, an Indigenous nation traditionally based in what is now Rhode Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American tribe
ⓘ
Pequot people ⓘ federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| ancestralLanguage |
Mohegan-Pequot language
ⓘ
surface form:
Pequot language
|
| category |
Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands
ⓘ
Native American tribes in Connecticut ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ
surface form:
Pequot tribes
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| descendsFrom | historic Pequot people ⓘ |
| ethnicallyRelatedTo | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pequot people ⓘ |
| governs |
Eastern Pequot Tribe
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Pequot community
|
| hasCulturalTradition |
Pequot cultural practices
ⓘ
powwows ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasPopulationStatus | small tribe ⓘ |
| hasReservation | Eastern Pequot Reservation ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | North Stonington, Connecticut ⓘ |
| hasTribalGovernment | yes ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| maintains |
cultural traditions
ⓘ
distinct community identity ⓘ tribal governance ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pequot people
ⓘ
surface form:
Pequot
|
| recognizedAs |
Eastern Pequot Tribe
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut
federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| region |
southeastern Connecticut
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern Connecticut
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eastern Pequot Tribe Description of subject: The Eastern Pequot Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Connecticut that descends from the historic Pequot people and maintains its own distinct community, governance, and cultural traditions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation
this entity surface form:
Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation
this entity surface form:
Eastern Pequot community
this entity surface form:
Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut