Monacan people
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The Monacan people are a Native American tribe historically based in the Piedmont region of Virginia, known for their Siouan language heritage and long-standing presence in the eastern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monacan people canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5097546 — 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: Monacan people Context triple: [Occaneechi people, relatedEthnicGroup, Monacan people]
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Perrhaebians
The Perrhaebians were an ancient Greek tribe from northern Thessaly, known as a distinct regional people who participated in wider Greek religious and political alliances.
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Takic peoples
The Takic peoples are a group of closely related Indigenous peoples of Southern California who traditionally spoke languages of the Takic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family.
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Ausones
Ausones is the Greek name for an ancient Italic people of southern Italy often associated with or identified as the Aurunci.
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Sirionó people
The Sirionó people are an Indigenous group of the Bolivian lowlands, traditionally semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers with their own distinct language and cultural practices.
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Sentinelese people
The Sentinelese people are an uncontacted Indigenous tribe living in near-total isolation on North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal, known for fiercely resisting outside contact and preserving a traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Monacan people Target entity description: The Monacan people are a Native American tribe historically based in the Piedmont region of Virginia, known for their Siouan language heritage and long-standing presence in the eastern United States.
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A.
Perrhaebians
The Perrhaebians were an ancient Greek tribe from northern Thessaly, known as a distinct regional people who participated in wider Greek religious and political alliances.
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B.
Takic peoples
The Takic peoples are a group of closely related Indigenous peoples of Southern California who traditionally spoke languages of the Takic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family.
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C.
Ausones
Ausones is the Greek name for an ancient Italic people of southern Italy often associated with or identified as the Aurunci.
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D.
Sirionó people
The Sirionó people are an Indigenous group of the Bolivian lowlands, traditionally semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers with their own distinct language and cultural practices.
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E.
Sentinelese people
The Sentinelese people are an uncontacted Indigenous tribe living in near-total isolation on North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal, known for fiercely resisting outside contact and preserving a traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of North America
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Native American tribe ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Late Woodland period in Virginia ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSites |
Piedmont Virginia village sites
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burial mound sites in Virginia ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| culturalContinuity | maintain traditions in contemporary Virginia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Siouan traditions ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Eastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encounteredBy | English colonists at Jamestown ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Siouan-speaking peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisRegion | eastern United States ⓘ |
| governedBy | tribal council of the Monacan Indian Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritagePreservation | operate cultural and historical programs ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy | trade with neighboring tribes ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Eastern Siouan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle | sedentary village life ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-contact Eastern North America ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ceramic pottery
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stone tools ⓘ woven textiles ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Powhatan peoples
NERFINISHED
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Saponi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tutelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion | central Virginia ⓘ |
| presentDayCommunity | Monacan Indian Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryState | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | state-recognized tribe in Virginia ⓘ |
| region |
James River drainage
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upper James River valley ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Siouan tribes of the Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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traditional Indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Indigenous people of Virginia ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalBurialPractice | earthen burial mounds ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
beans
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maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
villages with palisades
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wooden structures ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
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fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
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Subject: Monacan people Description of subject: The Monacan people are a Native American tribe historically based in the Piedmont region of Virginia, known for their Siouan language heritage and long-standing presence in the eastern United States.
Referenced by (2)
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