Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
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The Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians are a Native American tribe of Cahuilla people based in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, known for their desert homeland and sovereign tribal government.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T463349 — 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: Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Context triple: [Cahuilla people, federallyRecognizedTribe, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians]
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Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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B.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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C.
Luiseño people
The Luiseño people are a Native American group indigenous to Southern California, traditionally inhabiting areas along the San Luis Rey River and known for their rich cultural, linguistic, and ceremonial traditions.
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D.
Kumeyaay people
The Kumeyaay people are an Indigenous group native to the San Diego region of California and northern Baja California, known for their rich cultural traditions, deep environmental knowledge, and historical presence long predating European colonization.
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E.
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
The Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Cahuilla people based in Southern California, known for preserving their traditional culture, language, and desert homelands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Target entity description: The Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians are a Native American tribe of Cahuilla people based in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, known for their desert homeland and sovereign tribal government.
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A.
Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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B.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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C.
Luiseño people
The Luiseño people are a Native American group indigenous to Southern California, traditionally inhabiting areas along the San Luis Rey River and known for their rich cultural, linguistic, and ceremonial traditions.
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D.
Kumeyaay people
The Kumeyaay people are an Indigenous group native to the San Diego region of California and northern Baja California, known for their rich cultural traditions, deep environmental knowledge, and historical presence long predating European colonization.
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E.
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
The Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Cahuilla people based in Southern California, known for preserving their traditional culture, language, and desert homelands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cahuilla people
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Native American tribe ⓘ federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Salton Sea region ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroup |
Cahuilla people
ⓘ
surface form:
Cahuilla
|
| governedBy | Torres-Martinez tribal council ⓘ |
| governs | Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Cahuilla bird songs
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Cahuilla language revitalization ⓘ traditional Cahuilla basketry ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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gaming ⓘ leasing of tribal lands ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | tribal government ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | tribal members on reservation lands ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeBody | tribal council ⓘ |
| hasOfficialNameVariant |
Torres-Martinez Band of Desert Cahuilla Indians
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Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians of California
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| hasReservation | Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| hasRight |
self-governance
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treaty-based rights as a Native American tribe ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Mecca, California
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Thermal, California ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Cahuilla people
ⓘ
surface form:
Cahuilla Nation
|
| legalStatus | sovereign tribal nation within the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coachella Valley
ⓘ
Imperial County ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial County, California
Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
Southern California ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Salton Sea ⓘ |
| peopleGroupOf |
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Desert Cahuilla
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| populationRegion |
Imperial County
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surface form:
Imperial County, California
Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
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| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| recognizedUnder | U.S. federal recognition of Native American tribes ⓘ |
| regionType | desert homeland ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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traditional Cahuilla religion ⓘ |
| sharesCultureWith | other Cahuilla bands ⓘ |
| sovereignStateStatus | domestic dependent nation ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Cahuilla language ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Colorado Desert
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Colorado Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Sonoran Desert (California portion)
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| tribalEnrollmentBasis | lineal descent from Cahuilla ancestors ⓘ |
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Subject: Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Description of subject: The Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians are a Native American tribe of Cahuilla people based in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, known for their desert homeland and sovereign tribal government.
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