Western Shoshone
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The Western Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas of present-day Nevada, Idaho, and surrounding regions, known for their distinct culture, language, and history in the Great Basin.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Shoshone canonical | 25 |
| Western Shoshone people | 2 |
| Timbisha Shoshone | 1 |
| Tümpisa Shoshoni | 1 |
| Western Shoshone ancestral territory | 1 |
| Western Shoshone bands | 1 |
| Western Shoshone homelands | 1 |
| Western Shoshone peoples | 1 |
| Western Shoshoni | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5357896 — 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: Western Shoshone Context triple: [Shoshone, subgroup, Western Shoshone]
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Eastern Shoshone
The Eastern Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally associated with areas of present-day Wyoming and surrounding regions, known for their Plains horse culture and participation in 19th-century treaty-making with the United States.
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B.
Northern Shoshone
The Northern Shoshone are a Native American people of the Great Basin and northern Rocky Mountain regions, traditionally known for a semi-nomadic lifestyle centered on hunting, gathering, and later horse culture.
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C.
Lemhi Shoshone
The Lemhi Shoshone are a Native American band of the Shoshone people traditionally based in the Lemhi River Valley of present-day Idaho.
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D.
Shoshoni
Shoshoni is a Native American language of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family, traditionally spoken by the Shoshone people of the western United States.
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E.
Northern Paiute
Northern Paiute is a Numic-speaking Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Western Shoshone Target entity description: The Western Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas of present-day Nevada, Idaho, and surrounding regions, known for their distinct culture, language, and history in the Great Basin.
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A.
Eastern Shoshone
The Eastern Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally associated with areas of present-day Wyoming and surrounding regions, known for their Plains horse culture and participation in 19th-century treaty-making with the United States.
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B.
Northern Shoshone
The Northern Shoshone are a Native American people of the Great Basin and northern Rocky Mountain regions, traditionally known for a semi-nomadic lifestyle centered on hunting, gathering, and later horse culture.
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C.
Lemhi Shoshone
The Lemhi Shoshone are a Native American band of the Shoshone people traditionally based in the Lemhi River Valley of present-day Idaho.
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D.
Shoshoni
Shoshoni is a Native American language of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family, traditionally spoken by the Shoshone people of the western United States.
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E.
Northern Paiute
Northern Paiute is a Numic-speaking Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Great Basin
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalPractice |
oral tradition
ⓘ
seasonal migration ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Great Basin culture area ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| governingBody |
Western Shoshone National Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Shoshone Nation
|
| hasAutonym | Newe ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
post-contact United States expansion period
ⓘ
pre-Columbian North America ⓘ |
| issue |
land rights disputes
ⓘ
mineral rights disputes ⓘ |
| language |
Western Shoshone language
ⓘ
linked to:
Shoshoni language
|
| languageBranch |
Central Numic languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Numic
|
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Uto-Aztecan
|
| locatedIn | Great Basin ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Idaho ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| recognizedTribe |
Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians
ⓘ
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation ⓘ
linked to:
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe
Elko Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians ⓘ Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada ⓘ South Fork Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians ⓘ Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada ⓘ
linked to:
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone
Wells Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians ⓘ Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation ⓘ
linked to:
Western Shoshone Nation
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Eastern Shoshone
ⓘ
Goshute ⓘ Northern Shoshone ⓘ Paiute ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Native American religion ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Shoshone ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | semi-nomadic foraging ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wikiup ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
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gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Idaho ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Ruby Valley ⓘ |
| treatyPartner | United States government ⓘ |
| treatyYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet (for modern Western Shoshone language materials) ⓘ |
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Subject: Western Shoshone Description of subject: The Western Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas of present-day Nevada, Idaho, and surrounding regions, known for their distinct culture, language, and history in the Great Basin.
Referenced by (34)
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