Tsawwassen people
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The Tsawwassen people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group from the southwestern coast of British Columbia, Canada, traditionally centered around the area near present-day Delta along the Strait of Georgia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsawwassen people canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5048390 — 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: Tsawwassen people Context triple: [Tsawwassen First Nation, people, Tsawwassen people]
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A.
Musqueam people
The Musqueam people are an Indigenous First Nations community of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group whose traditional territory centers around what is now Vancouver, British Columbia.
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B.
Nisga'a people
The Nisga'a people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, primarily residing in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, known for their rich cultural traditions and landmark modern treaty establishing self-government.
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C.
Lillooet (St'át'imc) people
The Lillooet (St'át'imc) people are an Interior Salish First Nations group of the Fraser River and surrounding plateau in British Columbia, known for their rich oral traditions, fishing and trading culture, and enduring connection to their ancestral lands.
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D.
Haisla people
The Haisla people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, traditionally based around Kitamaat Village in British Columbia and known for their rich maritime culture and art.
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E.
Klahoose people
The Klahoose people are an Indigenous Coast Salish nation of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas around Cortes Island and Toba Inlet in British Columbia, Canada.
- 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: Tsawwassen people Target entity description: The Tsawwassen people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group from the southwestern coast of British Columbia, Canada, traditionally centered around the area near present-day Delta along the Strait of Georgia.
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A.
Musqueam people
The Musqueam people are an Indigenous First Nations community of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group whose traditional territory centers around what is now Vancouver, British Columbia.
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B.
Nisga'a people
The Nisga'a people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, primarily residing in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, known for their rich cultural traditions and landmark modern treaty establishing self-government.
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C.
Lillooet (St'át'imc) people
The Lillooet (St'át'imc) people are an Interior Salish First Nations group of the Fraser River and surrounding plateau in British Columbia, known for their rich oral traditions, fishing and trading culture, and enduring connection to their ancestral lands.
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D.
Haisla people
The Haisla people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, traditionally based around Kitamaat Village in British Columbia and known for their rich maritime culture and art.
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E.
Klahoose people
The Klahoose people are an Indigenous Coast Salish nation of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas around Cortes Island and Toba Inlet in British Columbia, Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish people
ⓘ
First Nations government ⓘ First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ modern treaty ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalAffiliation |
Coast Salish
ⓘ
linked to:
Coast Salish peoples
|
| culturalPractice |
canoe travel
ⓘ
potlatch-related ceremonies ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Pacific Northwest Coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Northwest
|
| effectiveDate | 2009-04-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Tsawwassen First Nation ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tsawwassen First Nation ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | “land facing the sea” (approximate English meaning of Tsawwassen) ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Coast Salish languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Columbia ⓘ |
| modernCommunityLocation |
Tsawwassen Lands, Delta, British Columbia
ⓘ
linked to:
Tsawwassen First Nation lands
|
| notableAs | first urban modern treaty in British Columbia ⓘ |
| people | Tsawwassen people ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
Province of British Columbia ⓘ
linked to:
British Columbia
|
| region |
Lower Mainland, British Columbia
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Mainland
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Musqueam people
ⓘ
Squamish people ⓘ Sto꞉lo people ⓘ
linked to:
Stó:lō people
Tsleil-Waututh people ⓘ
linked to:
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
|
| religion | Indigenous spirituality ⓘ |
| signatory |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
Province of British Columbia ⓘ
linked to:
British Columbia
Tsawwassen First Nation ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ shellfish harvesting ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
Pacific salmon
ⓘ
berries ⓘ herring ⓘ shellfish ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Downriver Halkomelem
ⓘ
linked to:
Halkomelem
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Boundary Bay
ⓘ
Fraser River delta ⓘ
linked to:
Fraser River Delta
Strait of Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia Strait
present-day Delta, British Columbia ⓘ southwestern coast of British Columbia ⓘ |
| treaty | Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tsawwassen people Description of subject: The Tsawwassen people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group from the southwestern coast of British Columbia, Canada, traditionally centered around the area near present-day Delta along the Strait of Georgia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.