Mayaimi people
E14406
The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mayaimi people canonical | 10 |
| Miami Indigenous peoples | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76314 — 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.
Target entity: Mayaimi people Context triple: [Miami, namedAfter, Mayaimi people]
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Emberá
Emberá is an indigenous language spoken by the Emberá people of Panama and neighboring regions of Colombia, belonging to the Chocoan language family.
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B.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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C.
Chemehuevi people
The Chemehuevi people are a Southern Paiute Native American group traditionally inhabiting areas of the Mojave Desert and lower Colorado River, known for their rich oral traditions, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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D.
Hualapai people
The Hualapai people are a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona, known for their distinct language, culture, and stewardship of lands along the Grand Canyon.
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E.
Quechan people
The Quechan people are a Native American tribe traditionally living along the lower Colorado River in what is now southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and riverine culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mayaimi people Target entity description: The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
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A.
Emberá
Emberá is an indigenous language spoken by the Emberá people of Panama and neighboring regions of Colombia, belonging to the Chocoan language family.
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B.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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C.
Chemehuevi people
The Chemehuevi people are a Southern Paiute Native American group traditionally inhabiting areas of the Mojave Desert and lower Colorado River, known for their rich oral traditions, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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D.
Hualapai people
The Hualapai people are a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona, known for their distinct language, culture, and stewardship of lands along the Grand Canyon.
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E.
Quechan people
The Quechan people are a Native American tribe traditionally living along the lower Colorado River in what is now southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and riverine culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of Florida ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European contact
ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ slave raids ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCultureAssociated | Belle Glade culture ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | lake-centered culture ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Miami tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Miami people (Algonquian-speaking tribe of the Midwest)
|
| documentedBy |
French cartographers
ⓘ
Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| environment |
large shallow lake
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | area around Lake Okeechobee ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory |
Greater Everglades ecosystem
ⓘ
surface form:
Everglades region
Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Okeechobee basin
|
| housingType | thatched structures on raised ground ⓘ |
| knownFor |
canal systems
ⓘ
large earthwork mounds ⓘ villages on tree islands and lake shores ⓘ |
| languageFamily | uncertain ⓘ |
| locatedInThePresentDay |
South Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Florida
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| nameEtymology | often interpreted as meaning "big water" or "large lake" ⓘ |
| nameGaveRiseTo |
Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
ⓘ
Miami ⓘ Miami River ⓘ
surface form:
Miami River (Florida)
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| nameVariant |
Miami
ⓘ
surface form:
Maimi
Maimies ⓘ Mayami ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Ais
ⓘ
Calusa ⓘ Jaega ⓘ Tequesta ⓘ Tocobaga ⓘ |
| possibleDescendants |
Seminole
ⓘ
surface form:
Seminole people (partly, through incorporation of survivors)
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| region |
Okeechobee Plain
ⓘ
South Florida ⓘ
surface form:
South Florida interior
|
| religion | indigenous religion of South Florida ⓘ |
| status | extinct as a distinct tribe ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early colonial period
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| transport | dugout canoes ⓘ |
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Subject: Mayaimi people Description of subject: The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
Referenced by (11)
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