Clatsop people
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The Clatsop people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast traditionally living near the mouth of the Columbia River in what is now northwestern Oregon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clatsop people canonical | 3 |
| Cathlamet people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T882884 — 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: Clatsop people Context triple: [Clatsop County, Oregon, namedAfter, Clatsop people]
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A.
Cowlitz people
The Cowlitz people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of southwestern Washington along the Cowlitz River, with a distinct culture and language rooted in the region’s riverine and forested landscapes.
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B.
Clackamas people
The Clackamas people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Clackamas River in present-day Oregon and culturally related to other Chinookan-speaking groups.
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C.
Kalapuya people
The Kalapuya people are a Native American group indigenous to western Oregon, known for their distinct language and culture and for traditionally living in small, semi-sedentary communities centered on hunting, fishing, and the management of camas prairies.
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D.
Multnomah people
The Multnomah people are a Chinookan Native American group indigenous to the Columbia River region in present-day Oregon, particularly around the area of modern Portland.
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E.
Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
The Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples are an Indigenous Coast Salish group traditionally inhabiting the northern Olympic Peninsula and southern Vancouver Island region, known for their rich maritime culture, cedar-based craftsmanship, and enduring tribal communities in Washington State.
- 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: Clatsop people Target entity description: The Clatsop people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast traditionally living near the mouth of the Columbia River in what is now northwestern Oregon.
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A.
Cowlitz people
The Cowlitz people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of southwestern Washington along the Cowlitz River, with a distinct culture and language rooted in the region’s riverine and forested landscapes.
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B.
Clackamas people
The Clackamas people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Clackamas River in present-day Oregon and culturally related to other Chinookan-speaking groups.
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C.
Kalapuya people
The Kalapuya people are a Native American group indigenous to western Oregon, known for their distinct language and culture and for traditionally living in small, semi-sedentary communities centered on hunting, fishing, and the management of camas prairies.
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D.
Multnomah people
The Multnomah people are a Chinookan Native American group indigenous to the Columbia River region in present-day Oregon, particularly around the area of modern Portland.
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E.
Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
The Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples are an Indigenous Coast Salish group traditionally inhabiting the northern Olympic Peninsula and southern Vancouver Island region, known for their rich maritime culture, cedar-based craftsmanship, and enduring tribal communities in Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast
ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAffiliation |
Chinookan peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinookan cultural group
|
| culturalPractice | potlatch-like feasting and gift-giving ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Coast culture area
|
| currentIssues |
cultural revitalization
ⓘ
federal recognition efforts ⓘ language preservation ⓘ |
| encountered | Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasEthnographicSource |
Franz Boas
ⓘ
Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Lewis and Clark journals
|
| hasNameOrigin | Clatsop County, Oregon is named after the Clatsop people ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Fort Clatsop
ⓘ
surface form:
wintering of Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop (1805–1806)
|
| language | Clatsop dialect of Lower Chinook ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chinookan languages ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Fort Clatsop ⓘ |
| partOf | Confederated Tribes of the Clatsop-Nehalem ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
ⓘ
Confederated Tribes of the Clatsop-Nehalem ⓘ Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Clatsop people
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathlamet people
Chinookan peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Chinook people
Nehalem people ⓘ Tillamook people ⓘ Wasco people ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Indigenous spiritual practices ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing-based economy
ⓘ
trade along the Columbia River ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | plank houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMaterialCulture |
cedar plank architecture
ⓘ
dugout canoes ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Clatsop County, Oregon
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest Coast
mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ northwestern Oregon ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
berry gathering
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ marine fishing ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryFeature |
Columbia River estuary
ⓘ
Necanicum River ⓘ Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Ocean coast
Youngs Bay ⓘ |
| usesEndonym | Clatsop ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clatsop people Description of subject: The Clatsop people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast traditionally living near the mouth of the Columbia River in what is now northwestern Oregon.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cathlamet people