Ahtna Athabaskan
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Ahtna Athabaskan are an Indigenous Athabaskan-speaking people of south-central Alaska whose traditional homeland centers on the Copper River basin.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahtna | 3 |
| Ahtna Athabaskan canonical | 1 |
| Ahtna language | 1 |
| Athabaskan | 1 |
| Copper River Athabaskan | 1 |
| Dena’ina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2228199 — 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: Ahtna Athabaskan Context triple: [Copper River, associatedPeople, Ahtna Athabaskan]
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A.
Inupiaq
Inupiaq is an Indigenous Inuit language spoken by the Inupiat people of northern and northwestern Alaska and parts of Arctic Canada.
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B.
Alutiiq
Alutiiq is an Indigenous language of the Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people of south-central coastal Alaska, particularly Kodiak Island and the surrounding regions.
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C.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
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D.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
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E.
Central Alaskan Yup’ik
Central Alaskan Yup’ik is an Indigenous Eskimo–Aleut language spoken by the Yup’ik people of western and southwestern Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ahtna Athabaskan Target entity description: Ahtna Athabaskan are an Indigenous Athabaskan-speaking people of south-central Alaska whose traditional homeland centers on the Copper River basin.
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A.
Inupiaq
Inupiaq is an Indigenous Inuit language spoken by the Inupiat people of northern and northwestern Alaska and parts of Arctic Canada.
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B.
Alutiiq
Alutiiq is an Indigenous language of the Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people of south-central coastal Alaska, particularly Kodiak Island and the surrounding regions.
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C.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
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D.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
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E.
Central Alaskan Yup’ik
Central Alaskan Yup’ik is an Indigenous Eskimo–Aleut language spoken by the Yup’ik people of western and southwestern Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alaska Native group
ⓘ
Athabaskan people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Ahtena
ⓘ
Ahtna Athabaskan ⓘ
surface form:
Copper River Athabaskan
|
| autonym |
Ahtna Athabaskan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahtna
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalArea | Subarctic ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | potlatch ceremonies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody |
Alaska Native regional corporations
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahtna, Incorporated
|
| governingBodyType |
Alaska Native regional corporations
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaska Native regional corporation
|
| historicalContact |
American miners
ⓘ
Russian traders ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy | fur trade ⓘ |
| language | Ahtna language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan languages
Na-Dene ⓘ
surface form:
Na-Dene language family
|
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| notableRiver | Copper River ⓘ |
| peopleCluster |
Athabascan peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaska Athabaskans
|
| primaryRegion |
Southcentral Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
south-central Alaska
|
| recognizedAs | Alaska Native regional corporation shareholders ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| region |
Copper River Census Area
ⓘ
Valdez-Cordova area ⓘ
surface form:
Valdez-Cordova region
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Denaʼina
ⓘ
Gwich’in ⓘ
surface form:
Gwichʼin
Koyukon ⓘ Tanacross ⓘ Upper Tanana ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Athabaskan spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
beadwork
ⓘ
birchbark work ⓘ hide tanning ⓘ snowshoe making ⓘ |
| traditionalHomeland |
Alaska Range foothills
ⓘ
Copper River ⓘ
surface form:
Copper River basin
Wrangell Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Wrangell Mountains region
|
| traditionalHousing |
seasonal camps
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semi-subterranean houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
caribou hunting
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gathering wild plants ⓘ moose hunting ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ small game hunting ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Ahtna Athabaskan Description of subject: Ahtna Athabaskan are an Indigenous Athabaskan-speaking people of south-central Alaska whose traditional homeland centers on the Copper River basin.
Referenced by (8)
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