Klamath Ethnography
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Klamath Ethnography is a seminal anthropological study that provides a comprehensive account of the culture, social organization, and lifeways of the Klamath people of the Pacific Northwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Klamath Ethnography canonical | 1 |
| The Klamath Indians of Southwestern Oregon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2869819 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Klamath Ethnography Context triple: [Leslie Spier, notableWork, Klamath Ethnography]
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A.
Kwakiutl Ethnography
*Kwakiutl Ethnography* is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that provides an extensive, detailed study of the culture, language, and social life of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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B.
Klamath–Modoc language
The Klamath–Modoc language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Klamath and Modoc peoples of southern Oregon and northern California.
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C.
Handbook of the Indians of California
Handbook of the Indians of California is a landmark ethnographic and anthropological survey of Indigenous peoples in California authored by Alfred L. Kroeber.
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D.
Oregon Penutian languages
Oregon Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family consisting of several Indigenous languages historically spoken in the region that is now the U.S. state of Oregon.
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E.
Kalapuyan languages
The Kalapuyan languages are a small group of closely related, now mostly extinct Native American languages once spoken in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Klamath Ethnography Target entity description: Klamath Ethnography is a seminal anthropological study that provides a comprehensive account of the culture, social organization, and lifeways of the Klamath people of the Pacific Northwest.
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A.
Kwakiutl Ethnography
*Kwakiutl Ethnography* is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that provides an extensive, detailed study of the culture, language, and social life of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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B.
Klamath–Modoc language
The Klamath–Modoc language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Klamath and Modoc peoples of southern Oregon and northern California.
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C.
Handbook of the Indians of California
Handbook of the Indians of California is a landmark ethnographic and anthropological survey of Indigenous peoples in California authored by Alfred L. Kroeber.
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D.
Oregon Penutian languages
Oregon Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family consisting of several Indigenous languages historically spoken in the region that is now the U.S. state of Oregon.
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E.
Kalapuyan languages
The Kalapuyan languages are a small group of closely related, now mostly extinct Native American languages once spoken in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book ⓘ ethnographic monograph ⓘ |
| aboutEthnicGroup | Klamath ⓘ |
| aboutIndigenousPeople |
Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest
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linked to:
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
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| aimsTo |
document Klamath lifeways
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document Klamath social organization ⓘ provide a comprehensive account of Klamath culture ⓘ |
| describes |
culture of the Klamath people
ⓘ
lifeways of the Klamath people ⓘ social organization of the Klamath people ⓘ |
| documentedTopics |
belief systems of the Klamath
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kinship among the Klamath ⓘ material culture of the Klamath ⓘ rituals and ceremonies of the Klamath ⓘ social structure of the Klamath ⓘ subsistence practices of the Klamath ⓘ |
| documents |
cultural practices of the Klamath people
ⓘ
social institutions of the Klamath people ⓘ traditional lifeways of the Klamath people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Native American studies
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cultural anthropology ⓘ ethnography ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
Klamath traditional territory
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| genre |
academic non-fiction
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ethnography ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | holistic account of Klamath culture ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
comprehensive ethnographic account of the Klamath
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seminal study of the Klamath people ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists
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scholars of Native American cultures ⓘ students of anthropology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Klamath culture
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Klamath lifeways ⓘ Klamath people ⓘ Klamath social organization ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | single-culture ethnography ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference in anthropological research on the Klamath
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source in Native American ethnographic studies ⓘ |
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Subject: Klamath Ethnography Description of subject: Klamath Ethnography is a seminal anthropological study that provides a comprehensive account of the culture, social organization, and lifeways of the Klamath people of the Pacific Northwest.
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linked to: Klamath Ethnography