Chinookan peoples
E18186
The Chinookan peoples are Native American groups traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and nearby Pacific coast, known for their complex plank-house villages, river-based trade networks, and rich artistic and ceremonial traditions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinookan peoples canonical | 11 |
| Chinook people | 3 |
| Chinookan cultural group | 1 |
| Clackamas people | 1 |
| Sinixt people | 1 |
| Upper Chinookan peoples | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T54703 — 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: Chinookan peoples Context triple: [Pacific Northwest, indigenousPeoples, Chinookan peoples]
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Tsimshian
Tsimshian is an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their rich maritime culture, complex social organization, and distinctive art and oral traditions.
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B.
Coast Salish peoples
The Coast Salish peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their complex social systems, rich artistic traditions, and deep connections to the land and waterways of the Salish Sea region.
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C.
Gwich’in
Gwich’in is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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D.
Haida
Haida is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Haida people of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia and parts of southeastern Alaska.
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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: Chinookan peoples Target entity description: The Chinookan peoples are Native American groups traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and nearby Pacific coast, known for their complex plank-house villages, river-based trade networks, and rich artistic and ceremonial traditions.
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A.
Tsimshian
Tsimshian is an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their rich maritime culture, complex social organization, and distinctive art and oral traditions.
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B.
Coast Salish peoples
The Coast Salish peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their complex social systems, rich artistic traditions, and deep connections to the land and waterways of the Salish Sea region.
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C.
Gwich’in
Gwich’in is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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D.
Haida
Haida is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Haida people of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia and parts of southeastern Alaska.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of North America
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ |
| artForm |
Basketry
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Decorated canoes ⓘ Wood carving ⓘ |
| ceremonies | First salmon ceremony ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culture |
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Coast culture area
|
| economy | River-based trade networks ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalContactWith |
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Lewis and Clark Expedition
|
| housingType | Permanent winter villages ⓘ |
| includesSubgroup |
Clackamas people
ⓘ
Lower Chinook ⓘ Upper Chinook ⓘ Wasco people ⓘ Wishram people ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Artistic wood carving
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Elaborate ceremonial traditions ⓘ Extensive trade along the Columbia River ⓘ Plank-house villages ⓘ Use of large canoes ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Chinookan languages
ⓘ
Penutian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Penutian languages (proposed)
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Oregon
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| neighboringGroup |
Coast Salish peoples
ⓘ
Cowlitz people ⓘ Kalapuya people ⓘ |
| practiced | Slavery ⓘ |
| religion |
Animism
ⓘ
Shamanism ⓘ |
| roleInTrade | Middlemen in regional trade ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
Hereditary leadership
ⓘ
Stratified society ⓘ |
| subsistence |
Fishing
ⓘ
Gathering wild plants ⓘ Hunting ⓘ Salmon fishing ⓘ |
| tradedGoods |
Dried salmon
ⓘ
Furs ⓘ Obsidian ⓘ Shells ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | Plank house ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Columbia River
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Columbia River
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest Coast
Pacific coast near the mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ |
| used | Chinook Jargon ⓘ |
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Subject: Chinookan peoples Description of subject: The Chinookan peoples are Native American groups traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and nearby Pacific coast, known for their complex plank-house villages, river-based trade networks, and rich artistic and ceremonial traditions.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.