Southern Paiute people
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The Southern Paiute people are a Native American group indigenous to the Great Basin and Colorado River regions of the southwestern United States, known for their Numic language, desert-adapted lifeways, and complex relationships with neighboring tribes and European-American settlers.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T138739 — 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: Southern Paiute people Context triple: [Chemehuevi people, subgroupOf, Southern Paiute people]
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Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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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.
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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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Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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Hualapai people
The Hualapai people are a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona, known for their distinct language, culture, and stewardship of lands along the Grand Canyon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Southern Paiute people Target entity description: The Southern Paiute people are a Native American group indigenous to the Great Basin and Colorado River regions of the southwestern United States, known for their Numic language, desert-adapted lifeways, and complex relationships with neighboring tribes and European-American settlers.
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A.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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Hualapai people
The Hualapai people are a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona, known for their distinct language, culture, and stewardship of lands along the Grand Canyon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
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indigenous people of the United States ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Great Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin culture area
Plateau culture area ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAutonym |
Nuwu
ⓘ
Nüwü (or Nuwuvi) ⓘ
surface form:
Nuwuvi
|
| hasFederallyRecognizedTribe |
Cedar Band of Paiutes
ⓘ
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes ⓘ Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians ⓘ Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah ⓘ
surface form:
Kanosh Band of Paiutes
Cedar Band of Paiutes ⓘ
surface form:
Koosharem Band of Paiutes
Las Vegas Paiute Tribe ⓘ Moapa Band of Paiute Indians ⓘ Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah ⓘ San Juan Southern Paiute ⓘ
surface form:
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
Shivwits Band of Paiutes ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringPeople |
Hopi people
ⓘ
Hualapai people ⓘ Mojave people ⓘ Navajo people ⓘ Paiute ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Paiute people
Ute people ⓘ |
| historicalInteractionWith |
Mexican authorities
ⓘ
Mormon settlers ⓘ Spanish colonists ⓘ United States government ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Lower Colorado River region
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River region
Great Basin ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| languageFamily |
Numic languages
ⓘ
Uto-Aztecan ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
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| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Southern Paiute religion ⓘ |
| speaks |
Southern Numic
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Paiute language
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| subgroupOf |
Numic-speaking peoples
ⓘ
Paiute ⓘ
surface form:
Paiute people
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| traditionalEnvironment |
desert
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semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
brush shelters
ⓘ
wickiups ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
gathering
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hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
eastern California
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northern Arizona ⓘ northwestern Arizona along the Colorado River ⓘ southern Nevada ⓘ southern Utah ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystemForLanguage |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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Subject: Southern Paiute people Description of subject: The Southern Paiute people are a Native American group indigenous to the Great Basin and Colorado River regions of the southwestern United States, known for their Numic language, desert-adapted lifeways, and complex relationships with neighboring tribes and European-American settlers.
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