Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) clan
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The Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) clan is a major matrilineal clan within certain Northwest Coast Indigenous societies, traditionally associated with the killer whale crest and paired in a complementary social relationship with the Raven clan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) clan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17138033 — 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: Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) clan Context triple: [Ganada (Raven), hasOpposedOrComplementaryClan, Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) clan]
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A.
Eagle clan
The Eagle clan is one of the principal matrilineal social divisions of the Haida people, traditionally associated with specific crests, privileges, and ceremonial roles.
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B.
Bear clan
The Bear clan is one of the traditional matrilineal kinship groups of the Onondaga people, playing a key role in their social organization, identity, and governance within the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
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C.
Bear clan
The Bear clan is one of the traditional Cayuga Nation matrilineal clans, associated with specific social, political, and ceremonial roles within the community.
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D.
Bear clan
The Bear clan is one of the traditional Ho-Chunk social and kinship groups, historically associated with specific ceremonial roles, responsibilities, and lineage within the tribe.
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E.
Eel River tribe
The Eel River tribe was a Native American group, likely part of the Miami or closely related peoples, that inhabited areas along Indiana’s Eel River and engaged in early treaty relations with the United States.
- 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: Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) clan Target entity description: The Gisk’aast (Killer Whale) clan is a major matrilineal clan within certain Northwest Coast Indigenous societies, traditionally associated with the killer whale crest and paired in a complementary social relationship with the Raven clan.
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A.
Eagle clan
The Eagle clan is one of the principal matrilineal social divisions of the Haida people, traditionally associated with specific crests, privileges, and ceremonial roles.
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B.
Bear clan
The Bear clan is one of the traditional matrilineal kinship groups of the Onondaga people, playing a key role in their social organization, identity, and governance within the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
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C.
Bear clan
The Bear clan is one of the traditional Ho-Chunk social and kinship groups, historically associated with specific ceremonial roles, responsibilities, and lineage within the tribe.
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D.
Bear clan
The Bear clan is one of the traditional Cayuga Nation matrilineal clans, associated with specific social, political, and ceremonial roles within the community.
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E.
Eel River tribe
The Eel River tribe was a Native American group, likely part of the Miami or closely related peoples, that inhabited areas along Indiana’s Eel River and engaged in early treaty relations with the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.