Chiricahua Apache
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The Chiricahua Apache are a Native American people of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, historically known for their fierce resistance to U.S. and Mexican expansion under leaders such as Cochise and Geronimo.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Chiricahua Apache Context triple: [Apache Wars, opponent, Chiricahua Apache]
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Yavapai people
The Yavapai people are a Native American group indigenous to central and western Arizona, known for their distinct language, semi-nomadic history, and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
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Tohono O'odham
The Tohono O'odham are a Native American people of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands known for their deep cultural, spiritual, and agricultural ties to the Sonoran Desert.
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Yaqui people based in southern Arizona, known for its rich cultural traditions and communities near Tucson.
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D.
Wasco people
The Wasco people are a Native American tribe of the Columbia River region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally known for river-based trade, fishing, and distinctive basketry.
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Cocopah people
The Cocopah people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region of what is now Arizona, California, and northern Mexico, known for their riverine agriculture, rich cultural traditions, and enduring cross-border community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chiricahua Apache Target entity description: The Chiricahua Apache are a Native American people of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, historically known for their fierce resistance to U.S. and Mexican expansion under leaders such as Cochise and Geronimo.
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A.
Yavapai people
The Yavapai people are a Native American group indigenous to central and western Arizona, known for their distinct language, semi-nomadic history, and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
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B.
Tohono O'odham
The Tohono O'odham are a Native American people of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands known for their deep cultural, spiritual, and agricultural ties to the Sonoran Desert.
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C.
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Yaqui people based in southern Arizona, known for its rich cultural traditions and communities near Tucson.
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D.
Wasco people
The Wasco people are a Native American tribe of the Columbia River region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally known for river-based trade, fishing, and distinctive basketry.
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E.
Cocopah people
The Cocopah people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region of what is now Arizona, California, and northern Mexico, known for their riverine agriculture, rich cultural traditions, and enduring cross-border community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apache group
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ |
| associatedReservation |
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
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Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
raiding as a traditional warfare and subsistence strategy
ⓘ
use of wickiups as traditional dwellings ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Greater Southwest
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Southwest culture area
|
| currentFederallyRecognizedSuccessor |
Fort Sill Apache Tribe
ⓘ
Mescalero Apache ⓘ
surface form:
Mescalero Apache Tribe
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| ethnicGroupOf |
Northern Mexico
ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
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| historicalRole |
resisted Mexican expansion
ⓘ
resisted U.S. expansion ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Apache Wars
ⓘ
Cochise War ⓘ
surface form:
Chiricahua Wars
|
| language | Chiricahua language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan languages
Southern Athabaskan ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Athabaskan languages
|
| nameEtymology | derived from a Spanish rendering of an Opata or Yaqui term for a mountain range ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Cochise (Apache leader)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochise
Geronimo ⓘ Juh ⓘ Mangas Coloradas ⓘ Naiche ⓘ Victorio ⓘ |
| populationStatus | dispersed among several reservations and communities ⓘ |
| postWarStatus | held as prisoners of war by the United States ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
Northern Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Jicarilla Apache
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Lipan Apache ⓘ Mescalero Apache ⓘ Lipan Apache ⓘ
surface form:
Plains Apache
Western Apache ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Apache spirituality ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Apache tribes
ⓘ
surface form:
Apache people
|
| timePeriodOfMajorConflict | 19th century ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
gathering
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hunting ⓘ limited agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Arizona
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Chihuahua ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Sonora ⓘ |
| treatyOrAgreement | surrender of Geronimo in 1886 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | language endangered ⓘ |
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Subject: Chiricahua Apache Description of subject: The Chiricahua Apache are a Native American people of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, historically known for their fierce resistance to U.S. and Mexican expansion under leaders such as Cochise and Geronimo.
Referenced by (40)
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