Oneida nation
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The Oneida Nation is a Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) cultural and political group, historically based in what is now central New York and known for their influential role in regional diplomacy and U.S. history.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oneida people | 9 |
| Oneida Nation | 6 |
| Oneida Nation of the Thames | 5 |
| Oneida Nation of Wisconsin | 4 |
| Oneida Indian Nation of New York | 3 |
| Oneida nation canonical | 3 |
| Oneida Indian Nation | 2 |
| Oneida people (Iroquois nation) | 1 |
| Onyota’a:ka (Oneida) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1980899 — 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: Oneida nation Context triple: [Iroquois Confederacy, composedOf, Oneida nation]
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A.
Haudenosaunee
The Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, are a historic and influential alliance of Indigenous nations in the northeastern region of North America known for their sophisticated political system and longhouse culture.
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B.
Tataviam people
The Tataviam people are a Native American group indigenous to the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas of Southern California, traditionally speaking a Uto-Aztecan language and maintaining distinct cultural practices tied to the region’s mountains and river valleys.
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C.
Ho-Chunk
The Ho-Chunk are a Native American people originally from the Wisconsin and Illinois region, known for their distinct Siouan language, rich cultural traditions, and enduring presence in the Upper Midwest.
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D.
Mahican
The Mahican are an Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native American people historically centered in what is now eastern New York and western New England.
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E.
Shinnecock Indian Nation
The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, known for its deep historical presence in the region and its annual powwow.
- 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: Oneida nation Target entity description: The Oneida Nation is a Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) cultural and political group, historically based in what is now central New York and known for their influential role in regional diplomacy and U.S. history.
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A.
Haudenosaunee
The Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, are a historic and influential alliance of Indigenous nations in the northeastern region of North America known for their sophisticated political system and longhouse culture.
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B.
Tataviam people
The Tataviam people are a Native American group indigenous to the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas of Southern California, traditionally speaking a Uto-Aztecan language and maintaining distinct cultural practices tied to the region’s mountains and river valleys.
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C.
Ho-Chunk
The Ho-Chunk are a Native American people originally from the Wisconsin and Illinois region, known for their distinct Siouan language, rich cultural traditions, and enduring presence in the Upper Midwest.
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D.
Mahican
The Mahican are an Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native American people historically centered in what is now eastern New York and western New England.
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E.
Shinnecock Indian Nation
The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, known for its deep historical presence in the region and its annual powwow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haudenosaunee nation
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Iroquois nation ⓘ Native American nation ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Continental Army during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| clan |
Bear clan
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Turtle clan ⓘ Wolf clan ⓘ |
| clanSystem | matrilineal clan system ⓘ |
| conflictWith | British Crown during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| culturalInstitution | Shako:wi Cultural Center ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Longhouse ceremonies
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Midwinter ceremonies ⓘ Thanksgiving Address (Words That Come Before All Else) ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Northeast Woodlands
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surface form:
Northeastern Woodlands
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| currentCommunity |
Oneida, Ontario
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surface form:
Oneida Settlement near London, Ontario
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| currentReservation |
Oneida Indian Nation reservation in New York
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Oneida Nation Reservation in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| demography | population distributed in the United States and Canada ⓘ |
| economyActivity |
agriculture
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gaming enterprises ⓘ hospitality and tourism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Oneida nation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oneida people
|
| governance | elected council system (in contemporary governments) ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Oneida nation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Oneida Indian Nation of New York
Oneida nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
Oneida nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oneida Nation of the Thames
|
| historicalRole |
ally of the United States during the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
participant in regional diplomacy in the Northeast ⓘ |
| historicalSettlement |
Oneida Castle, New York
ⓘ
Onondaga Lake region ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Iroquoian languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | sovereign tribal nation ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Iroquois Confederacy
ⓘ
surface form:
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ |
| notableContribution | support and food aid to George Washington’s troops at Valley Forge ⓘ |
| partOf |
Six Nations of the Grand River
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surface form:
Six Nations of the Grand River (historically and through related communities)
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| recognizedAs |
First Nation in Canada
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federally recognized tribe in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Cayuga nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Cayuga Nation
Mohawk people ⓘ
surface form:
Mohawk Nation
Onondaga nation ⓘ
surface form:
Onondaga Nation
Seneca nation ⓘ
surface form:
Seneca Nation
Tuscarora ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora Nation
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Haudenosaunee spiritual practices ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Oneida language ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | central New York ⓘ |
| treatyInvolved |
Treaty of Canandaigua
ⓘ
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Fort Stanwix
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Oneida nation Description of subject: The Oneida Nation is a Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) cultural and political group, historically based in what is now central New York and known for their influential role in regional diplomacy and U.S. history.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oneida people
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Oneida Nation
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Oneida Nation
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Oneida people
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Oneida Indian Nation
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Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
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Oneida Nation
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Oneida Nation of the Thames
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Oneida Nation
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Oneida people
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Oneida Nation
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Oneida Indian Nation of New York
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Oneida Nation
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Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
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Oneida Nation
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Oneida Nation of the Thames
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Oneida people
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Cayuga Nation
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Oneida Nation
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Oneida people
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Oneida people
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Thames River (Ontario)
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Oneida Nation of the Thames
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Oneida people
this entity surface form:
Oneida Indian Nation of New York
this entity surface form:
Oneida Nation of the Thames
this entity surface form:
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
this entity surface form:
Oneida Indian Nation
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Onyota’a:ka
this entity surface form:
Oneida Indian Nation of New York
subject surface form:
Onyota’a:ka
this entity surface form:
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
subject surface form:
Onyota’a:ka
this entity surface form:
Oneida Nation of the Thames
this entity surface form:
Oneida Nation
this entity surface form:
Oneida people
this entity surface form:
Oneida people
this entity surface form:
Onyota’a:ka (Oneida)
this entity surface form:
Oneida Nation
this entity surface form:
Oneida people (Iroquois nation)