Upper Skagit people
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The Upper Skagit people are a Coast Salish Indigenous nation of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Skagit River in what is now Washington State.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skagit people | 3 |
| Upper Skagit Indian Tribe | 2 |
| Upper Skagit people canonical | 2 |
| Skagit peoples | 1 |
| Upper Skagit Tribe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2467507 — 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: Upper Skagit people Context triple: [Lushootseed, spokenBy, Upper Skagit people]
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A.
Nooksack people
The Nooksack people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group traditionally inhabiting the Nooksack River valley and surrounding areas in what is now northwestern Washington State.
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B.
Quinault people
The Quinault people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast, known for their rich fishing traditions, cedar craftsmanship, and residence along Washington State’s southwestern Olympic Peninsula and nearby coastal areas.
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C.
Snohomish people
The Snohomish people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group indigenous to the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
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D.
Lummi people
The Lummi people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally based around the Puget Sound region of Washington State, with a rich fishing culture and deep spiritual ties to the surrounding land and waters.
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E.
Duwamish people
The Duwamish people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, historically known for their central role in regional trade and for leaders such as Chief Seattle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Upper Skagit people Target entity description: The Upper Skagit people are a Coast Salish Indigenous nation of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Skagit River in what is now Washington State.
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A.
Nooksack people
The Nooksack people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group traditionally inhabiting the Nooksack River valley and surrounding areas in what is now northwestern Washington State.
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B.
Quinault people
The Quinault people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast, known for their rich fishing traditions, cedar craftsmanship, and residence along Washington State’s southwestern Olympic Peninsula and nearby coastal areas.
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C.
Snohomish people
The Snohomish people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group indigenous to the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
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D.
Lummi people
The Lummi people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally based around the Puget Sound region of Washington State, with a rich fishing culture and deep spiritual ties to the surrounding land and waters.
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E.
Duwamish people
The Duwamish people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, historically known for their central role in regional trade and for leaders such as Chief Seattle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish people
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First Nations-related group ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ tribal government ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
canoe culture
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potlatch ⓘ salmon ceremonies ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone
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surface form:
Plateau–Coast Salish transition zone
|
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody |
Upper Skagit people
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
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| hasNameInEnglish | Upper Skagit ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Upper Skagit people
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
Upper Skagit people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Skagit Tribe
|
| historicalActivity |
intertribal trade in Puget Sound
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trade along Skagit River ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington
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surface form:
Washington State
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| partOf |
Coast Salish region
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surface form:
Coast Salish cultural area
|
| recognizedAs | federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Lower Skagit people
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Lummi people ⓘ Nooksack people ⓘ Sauk-Suiattle people ⓘ Snohomish people ⓘ Stillaguamish people ⓘ Swinomish people ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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traditional Coast Salish spirituality ⓘ |
| represents | Upper Skagit people self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
cedar plank houses
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longhouses ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Lushootseed ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
gathering
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hunting ⓘ riverine fishing ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
North Cascades
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surface form:
North Cascades region
Puget Sound region ⓘ Skagit River ⓘ |
| usesResource |
Pacific salmon
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western red cedar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Upper Skagit people Description of subject: The Upper Skagit people are a Coast Salish Indigenous nation of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Skagit River in what is now Washington State.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.