Nottoway people
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The Nottoway people are a Native American tribe historically located in what is now Virginia, known for their distinct Iroquoian heritage and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nottoway people canonical | 6 |
| Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12171012 — 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: Nottoway people Context triple: [Nottoway language, spokenBy, Nottoway people]
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A.
Occaneechi people
The Occaneechi people are a Siouan-speaking Indigenous group historically based in the Piedmont region of what is now North Carolina and Virginia, known for their role as traders and cultural intermediaries in the 17th century.
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B.
Woodland Indians
Woodland Indians refers to the diverse Native American cultures that traditionally inhabited the forested regions of eastern North America, known for their woodland-adapted lifestyles, agriculture, and complex social and spiritual practices.
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C.
Appomattoc people
The Appomattoc people were a Native American tribe of the Powhatan Confederacy who historically lived along the Appomattox River in what is now Virginia.
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D.
Ofogoula Indians
The Ofogoula Indians, also known as the Ofo, were a small Siouan-speaking Native American group historically located in the lower Mississippi Valley region.
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E.
Ngäbe-Buglé people
The Ngäbe-Buglé people are an Indigenous group of Panama and Costa Rica known for their distinct language, traditional dress, and communal life in semi-autonomous territories.
- 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: Nottoway people Target entity description: The Nottoway people are a Native American tribe historically located in what is now Virginia, known for their distinct Iroquoian heritage and cultural traditions.
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A.
Occaneechi people
The Occaneechi people are a Siouan-speaking Indigenous group historically based in the Piedmont region of what is now North Carolina and Virginia, known for their role as traders and cultural intermediaries in the 17th century.
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B.
Woodland Indians
Woodland Indians refers to the diverse Native American cultures that traditionally inhabited the forested regions of eastern North America, known for their woodland-adapted lifestyles, agriculture, and complex social and spiritual practices.
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C.
Appomattoc people
The Appomattoc people were a Native American tribe of the Powhatan Confederacy who historically lived along the Appomattox River in what is now Virginia.
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D.
Ofogoula Indians
The Ofogoula Indians, also known as the Ofo, were a small Siouan-speaking Native American group historically located in the lower Mississippi Valley region.
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E.
Ngäbe-Buglé people
The Ngäbe-Buglé people are an Indigenous group of Panama and Costa Rica known for their distinct language, traditional dress, and communal life in semi-autonomous territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nottoway people