Athabascan peoples
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The Athabascan peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of North America, traditionally inhabiting large areas of Alaska, northwestern Canada, and parts of the American Southwest.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6407586 — 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: Athabascan peoples Context triple: [Tanana River, associatedPeople, Athabascan peoples]
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Chinookan peoples
The Chinookan peoples are Native American groups traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and nearby Pacific coast, known for their complex plank-house villages, river-based trade networks, and rich artistic and ceremonial traditions.
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Wetʼsuwetʼen people
The Wetʼsuwetʼen people are an Indigenous First Nations group of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct hereditary governance system, language, and culture deeply tied to their traditional territories and waterways.
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Kootenai people
The Kootenai people are a Native American/First Nations group indigenous to regions of what are now northern Idaho, western Montana, and southeastern British Columbia, traditionally known for their river-based lifestyle, distinct language, and rich cultural heritage.
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Nlaka'pamux people
The Nlaka'pamux people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Interior Salish region in British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language, culture, and long-standing presence along the Fraser and Thompson river systems.
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Cree peoples
The Cree peoples are one of the largest Indigenous groups in North America, traditionally inhabiting vast regions of what is now Canada and known for their distinct Algonquian language and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Athabascan peoples Target entity description: The Athabascan peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of North America, traditionally inhabiting large areas of Alaska, northwestern Canada, and parts of the American Southwest.
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A.
Chinookan peoples
The Chinookan peoples are Native American groups traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and nearby Pacific coast, known for their complex plank-house villages, river-based trade networks, and rich artistic and ceremonial traditions.
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B.
Wetʼsuwetʼen people
The Wetʼsuwetʼen people are an Indigenous First Nations group of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct hereditary governance system, language, and culture deeply tied to their traditional territories and waterways.
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C.
Kootenai people
The Kootenai people are a Native American/First Nations group indigenous to regions of what are now northern Idaho, western Montana, and southeastern British Columbia, traditionally known for their river-based lifestyle, distinct language, and rich cultural heritage.
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D.
Nlaka'pamux people
The Nlaka'pamux people are an Indigenous First Nations group of the Interior Salish region in British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language, culture, and long-standing presence along the Fraser and Thompson river systems.
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E.
Cree peoples
The Cree peoples are one of the largest Indigenous groups in North America, traditionally inhabiting vast regions of what is now Canada and known for their distinct Algonquian language and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous peoples of North America
ⓘ
ethnolinguistic group ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Athabaskan peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Athabascan peoples
Athapaskan peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Athabascan peoples
Dene peoples ⓘ Diné peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Diné
|
| hasColonialContext |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCulturalTrait |
kin-based social organization
ⓘ
seasonal migration ⓘ use of oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasLanguageType | tone languages (in many Athabaskan languages) ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFamily |
Athabaskan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Athabaskan language family
Na-Dene language family ⓘ
linked to:
Na-Dene
|
| hasRegion |
Pacific Northwest interior
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone
Southwestern United States ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
Subarctic ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous spiritual practices ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Ahtna
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahtna Athabaskan
Apache ⓘ Beaver (Dane-zaa) ⓘ Carrier (Dakelh) ⓘ Chilcotin (Tsilhqot’in) ⓘ
linked to:
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin)
Chipewyan (Dënesųłiné) ⓘ
linked to:
Chipewyan
Deg Hitʼan ⓘ Denaʼina ⓘ Dene (Northwest Territories) ⓘ
linked to:
Dene
Gwichʼin ⓘ
linked to:
Gwich’in
Hupa ⓘ Hän ⓘ Koyukon ⓘ Lower Tanana ⓘ Navajo ⓘ
linked to:
Navajo people
Sekani ⓘ Slavey (Dehcho and Sahtu Dene) ⓘ
linked to:
South Slavey First Nations
Tagish ⓘ Tanaina ⓘ Tutchone ⓘ Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) ⓘ
linked to:
Tłı̨chǫ
Upper Tanana ⓘ Wailaki ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet (for many Athabaskan languages) ⓘ |
| inhabits |
Alaska
ⓘ
Alberta ⓘ American Southwest ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
Arizona ⓘ British Columbia ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Northwest Territories ⓘ Saskatchewan ⓘ Yukon ⓘ northwestern Canada ⓘ |
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Subject: Athabascan peoples Description of subject: The Athabascan peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of North America, traditionally inhabiting large areas of Alaska, northwestern Canada, and parts of the American Southwest.
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