Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee
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The Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee was a Native American group indigenous to California’s Yosemite Valley, known for its deep cultural ties to the region’s landscape and for being led in the 19th century by Chief Tenaya.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee canonical | 2 |
| Ahwahnee (Yosemite Valley as a living homeland) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8352418 — 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: Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee Context triple: [Chief Tenaya, ethnicity, Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee]
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Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a famous glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its towering granite cliffs, waterfalls, and central role as the scenic heart of Yosemite National Park.
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Yosemite Wilderness
Yosemite Wilderness is a protected backcountry area within Yosemite National Park in California, renowned for its rugged granite peaks, alpine meadows, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
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Kaweah Peaks region
The Kaweah Peaks region is a remote, rugged subrange of California’s Sierra Nevada known for its sharp granitic summits, challenging backcountry terrain, and striking alpine scenery within Sequoia National Park.
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D.
Yosemite Valley campgrounds complex
The Yosemite Valley campgrounds complex is a network of popular front-country camping areas within Yosemite National Park that provide convenient access to the valley’s iconic granite cliffs, waterfalls, and hiking trails.
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Yosemite
Yosemite is a venture firm focused on funding innovative cancer research and biotechnology startups.
- 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: Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee Target entity description: The Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee was a Native American group indigenous to California’s Yosemite Valley, known for its deep cultural ties to the region’s landscape and for being led in the 19th century by Chief Tenaya.
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A.
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a famous glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its towering granite cliffs, waterfalls, and central role as the scenic heart of Yosemite National Park.
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B.
Yosemite Wilderness
Yosemite Wilderness is a protected backcountry area within Yosemite National Park in California, renowned for its rugged granite peaks, alpine meadows, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
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C.
Kaweah Peaks region
The Kaweah Peaks region is a remote, rugged subrange of California’s Sierra Nevada known for its sharp granitic summits, challenging backcountry terrain, and striking alpine scenery within Sequoia National Park.
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D.
Yosemite Valley campgrounds complex
The Yosemite Valley campgrounds complex is a network of popular front-country camping areas within Yosemite National Park that provide convenient access to the valley’s iconic granite cliffs, waterfalls, and hiking trails.
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E.
Yosemite
Yosemite is a venture firm focused on funding innovative cancer research and biotechnology startups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American band
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yosemite National Park history ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContinuityWith | modern Native communities of Yosemite region ⓘ |
| culturallyAssociatedWith |
El Capitan
ⓘ
Half Dome ⓘ Merced River ⓘ Yosemite Falls ⓘ granite cliffs of Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| culturalTiesTo | Yosemite Valley landscape ⓘ |
| displacedBy | Euro-American settlement in Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| hasEthnonym |
Ahwahnechee
ⓘ
Yosemite Indians ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Chief Tenaya ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader | Chief Tenaya ⓘ |
| historicallyAffectedBy | Mariposa Indian War ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationRegion |
Merced River drainage
ⓘ
linked to:
Merced River
|
| indigenousTo |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Sierra Nevada ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Miwok languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mariposa County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Mariposa County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ahwahnechee people
ⓘ
Southern Sierra Miwok cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Sierra Miwok
|
| region |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Sierra Nevada, California ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra Nevada
|
| relatedGroup |
Mono Lake Paiute (through intermarriage and alliance)
ⓘ
Southern Sierra Miwok ⓘ |
| religion | traditional indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
obsidian projectile points ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | bark houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
acorn processing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| usesToponym |
Ahwahnee for Yosemite Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
The Ahwahnee
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee Description of subject: The Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee was a Native American group indigenous to California’s Yosemite Valley, known for its deep cultural ties to the region’s landscape and for being led in the 19th century by Chief Tenaya.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee