Costanoan people
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The Costanoan people, also known as the Ohlone, are Indigenous peoples of the central California coast with a rich cultural heritage and deep historical ties to the region long predating European contact.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Costanoan peoples | 3 |
| Costanoan people canonical | 1 |
| Costanoan-speaking peoples | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3494729 — 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: Costanoan people Context triple: [Costanoan languages, spokenBy, Costanoan people]
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Isoko people
The Isoko people are an ethnic group primarily located in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria, known for their distinct language, rich cultural traditions, and close historical ties with neighboring groups such as the Urhobo.
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Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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C.
Bardi people
The Bardi people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the Dampier Peninsula in Western Australia, known for their rich maritime culture, language, and enduring connection to their coastal lands and sea country.
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D.
Huambisa people
The Huambisa people are an indigenous group of the western Amazon, closely related to the Shuar, known for their distinct language, forest-based livelihoods, and resistance to outside encroachment.
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E.
Colla people
The Colla people are an indigenous Aymara-speaking group of the Andean Altiplano, historically influential in the Lake Titicaca region and central to the pre-Inca Colla Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Costanoan people Target entity description: The Costanoan people, also known as the Ohlone, are Indigenous peoples of the central California coast with a rich cultural heritage and deep historical ties to the region long predating European contact.
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A.
Isoko people
The Isoko people are an ethnic group primarily located in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria, known for their distinct language, rich cultural traditions, and close historical ties with neighboring groups such as the Urhobo.
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B.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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C.
Bardi people
The Bardi people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the Dampier Peninsula in Western Australia, known for their rich maritime culture, language, and enduring connection to their coastal lands and sea country.
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D.
Huambisa people
The Huambisa people are an indigenous group of the western Amazon, closely related to the Shuar, known for their distinct language, forest-based livelihoods, and resistance to outside encroachment.
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E.
Colla people
The Colla people are an indigenous Aymara-speaking group of the Andean Altiplano, historically influential in the Lake Titicaca region and central to the pre-Inca Colla Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Spanish missions in California
ⓘ
surface form:
California mission system
Spanish colonization of California ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Costeño
ⓘ
Ohlone peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Ohlone people
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
basketry
ⓘ
ceremonial dances ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOverlap |
neighboring Esselen people
ⓘ
neighboring Miwok peoples ⓘ neighboring Yokuts peoples ⓘ |
| cultureArea | California cultural area ⓘ |
| encountered |
Franciscan missions
ⓘ
surface form:
Franciscan missionaries
Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Awaswas Ohlone
ⓘ
Rumsen Ohlone ⓘ
surface form:
Chalon Ohlone
Chochenyo Ohlone ⓘ Karkin Ohlone ⓘ Mutsun Ohlone ⓘ Ramaytush Ohlone ⓘ Rumsen Ohlone ⓘ Tamyen Ohlone ⓘ |
| heritage | rich cultural heritage ⓘ |
| historicalTies | deep historical ties to central California coast ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Ohlone languages
ⓘ
Utian languages ⓘ Yok-Utian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
central California coast ⓘ |
| modernDescendants |
federally unrecognized tribes
ⓘ
state-recognized and local Ohlone groups ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ohlone ⓘ |
| partOf | Native Americans in California ⓘ |
| preContactStatus | autonomous villages and tribal groups ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ traditional tribal religion ⓘ |
| subjectOf | California mission records ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-contact presence for thousands of years ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
domed structures
ⓘ
thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering of acorns ⓘ gathering of seeds and plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Big Sur region of California
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Sur coast
Monterey Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey Bay area
Salinas Valley ⓘ San Benito County, California ⓘ
surface form:
San Benito County region
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ Santa Clara Valley ⓘ |
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Subject: Costanoan people Description of subject: The Costanoan people, also known as the Ohlone, are Indigenous peoples of the central California coast with a rich cultural heritage and deep historical ties to the region long predating European contact.
Referenced by (5)
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