Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
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The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Maine, representing a U.S.-based community of the Maliseet people with its own government and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11289701 — 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: Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Context triple: [Maliseet people, ethnicGroupOf, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians]
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A.
Narragansett Indian Tribe
The Narragansett Indian Tribe is the federally recognized tribal government representing the Narragansett people, an Indigenous nation traditionally based in what is now Rhode Island.
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B.
Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation
The Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation is a Native American tribal community in Massachusetts that is part of the broader Wampanoag people, known for efforts to preserve and revitalize their cultural and linguistic heritage.
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C.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Massachusetts, known as one of the historic Wampanoag communities indigenous to the region around Cape Cod.
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D.
Sakonnet band of the Wampanoag
The Sakonnet band of the Wampanoag is a Native American subgroup of the Wampanoag people historically associated with the coastal region of present-day southeastern Rhode Island.
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E.
Passamaquoddy Tribal Government
The Passamaquoddy Tribal Government is the sovereign governing authority of the Passamaquoddy people, overseeing their political, legal, and community affairs, particularly within their territories in Maine.
- 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: Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Target entity description: The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Maine, representing a U.S.-based community of the Maliseet people with its own government and cultural traditions.
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A.
Narragansett Indian Tribe
The Narragansett Indian Tribe is the federally recognized tribal government representing the Narragansett people, an Indigenous nation traditionally based in what is now Rhode Island.
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B.
Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation
The Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation is a Native American tribal community in Massachusetts that is part of the broader Wampanoag people, known for efforts to preserve and revitalize their cultural and linguistic heritage.
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C.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Massachusetts, known as one of the historic Wampanoag communities indigenous to the region around Cape Cod.
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D.
Sakonnet band of the Wampanoag
The Sakonnet band of the Wampanoag is a Native American subgroup of the Wampanoag people historically associated with the coastal region of present-day southeastern Rhode Island.
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E.
Passamaquoddy Tribal Government
The Passamaquoddy Tribal Government is the sovereign governing authority of the Passamaquoddy people, overseeing their political, legal, and community affairs, particularly within their territories in Maine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maliseet community
ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maliseet First Nations in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Houlton, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalTradition |
Maliseet culture
ⓘ
Wabanaki traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Maliseet people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | tribal affairs ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPrograms |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
language preservation ⓘ traditional crafts ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | tribal government ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | tribal members and tribal lands ⓘ |
| hasMembership | Maliseet descendants in the United States ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalLanguage | Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTribalCouncil | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aroostook County, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| people | Maliseet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinct tribal entity ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| recognizedUnder | U.S. federal Indian law ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| sovereignty | limited sovereignty under U.S. law ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | federal recognition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Description of subject: The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Maine, representing a U.S.-based community of the Maliseet people with its own government and cultural traditions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.