Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation

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Native American reservation federally recognized Indian reservation

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation is a federally recognized Native American reservation in northwestern Washington State that serves as the homeland of the Swinomish people along the Puget Sound.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community	9
Swinomish	1
Swinomish Indian Reservation (federal trust lands)	1
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation canonical	1
Swinomish Reservation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11836423 — 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: Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation
Context triple: [Swinomish Channel, adjacentTo, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation]

A. Menominee Indian Reservation
The Menominee Indian Reservation is the federally recognized homeland of the Menominee Nation in northeastern Wisconsin, serving as the cultural and political center of the tribe.
B. Grand Portage Indian Reservation
The Grand Portage Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation in northeastern Minnesota that serves as the homeland of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
C. Ojibwe reservation
An Ojibwe reservation is a Native American community and sovereign land base of the Ojibwe people, characterized by its distinct cultural traditions, governance, and close ties to ancestral territories.
D. Lummi Reservation
Lummi Reservation is the federally recognized homeland of the Lummi people, located in northwestern Washington State near Bellingham.
E. Tulalip Indian Reservation
The Tulalip Indian Reservation is the primary homeland of the Tulalip Tribes in Washington State, encompassing tribal government, community life, and economic enterprises such as gaming and retail.
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: Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation
Target entity description: The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation is a federally recognized Native American reservation in northwestern Washington State that serves as the homeland of the Swinomish people along the Puget Sound.

A. Menominee Indian Reservation
The Menominee Indian Reservation is the federally recognized homeland of the Menominee Nation in northeastern Wisconsin, serving as the cultural and political center of the tribe.
B. Grand Portage Indian Reservation
The Grand Portage Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation in northeastern Minnesota that serves as the homeland of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
C. Ojibwe reservation
An Ojibwe reservation is a Native American community and sovereign land base of the Ojibwe people, characterized by its distinct cultural traditions, governance, and close ties to ancestral territories.
D. Lummi Reservation
Lummi Reservation is the federally recognized homeland of the Lummi people, located in northwestern Washington State near Bellingham.
E. Tulalip Indian Reservation
The Tulalip Indian Reservation is the primary homeland of the Tulalip Tribes in Washington State, encompassing tribal government, community life, and economic enterprises such as gaming and retail.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American reservation ⓘ federally recognized Indian reservation ⓘ
borderedBy	Padilla Bay ⓘ Skagit Bay ⓘ Swinomish Channel ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
governedBy	Swinomish Indian Senate ⓘ Swinomish Tribal Chair ⓘ linked to: Tribal Chair
hasCulturalPractice	Coast Salish fishing traditions ⓘ canoe journeys ⓘ potlatch-style gatherings ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	fishing ⓘ hospitality services ⓘ shellfish harvesting ⓘ timber ⓘ tourism ⓘ tribal gaming ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalConcern	sea level rise impacts on coastal lands ⓘ
hasFocus	cultural preservation ⓘ environmental stewardship ⓘ language revitalization ⓘ salmon habitat restoration ⓘ
hasInstitution	Swinomish Casino & Lodge ⓘ Swinomish Tribal Senate chambers ⓘ Swinomish environmental protection program ⓘ Swinomish fisheries program ⓘ Swinomish social services programs ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPrimaryEthnicGroup	Coast Salish ⓘ linked to: Coast Salish peoples Swinomish ⓘ linked to: Stillaguamish
hasTraditionalLanguage	Lushootseed ⓘ
hasTransportationLink	bridges to mainland Skagit County ⓘ
homeOf	Swinomish Indian Tribal Community members ⓘ Swinomish people ⓘ
jurisdiction	Swinomish Indian Tribal Community laws ⓘ
legalStatus	federal trust land ⓘ
locatedIn	Skagit County, Washington ⓘ linked to: Skagit County Washington State ⓘ linked to: Washington northwestern Washington State ⓘ
locatedNear	Anacortes, Washington ⓘ linked to: Anacortes La Conner, Washington ⓘ
locatedOn	Puget Sound ⓘ southeastern Fidalgo Island ⓘ
overlapsWith	tidelands and marine waters of Puget Sound ⓘ
partOf	Coast Salish traditional territory ⓘ linked to: Coast Salish region Swinomish Indian Reservation (federal trust lands) ⓘ linked to: Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation
recognizedBy	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
tribalGovernment	Swinomish Indian Tribal Community ⓘ linked to: Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation

How these facts were elicited