Quileute people
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The Quileute people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest known for their rich coastal culture, fishing and whaling traditions, and a language isolate once spoken along the western coast of Washington State.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quileute people canonical | 8 |
| Quileute tribe | 5 |
| Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation | 2 |
| Quileute (some members) | 1 |
| Quileute Tribe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2115601 — 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: Quileute people Context triple: [Olympic Peninsula, hasIndigenousInhabitants, Quileute people]
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A.
Lummi people
The Lummi people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally based around the Puget Sound region of Washington State, with a rich fishing culture and deep spiritual ties to the surrounding land and waters.
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B.
Nooksack people
The Nooksack people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group traditionally inhabiting the Nooksack River valley and surrounding areas in what is now northwestern Washington State.
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C.
Nisqually people
The Nisqually people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural group traditionally living along the Nisqually River and southern Puget Sound in present-day Washington State.
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D.
Duwamish people
The Duwamish people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, historically known for their central role in regional trade and for leaders such as Chief Seattle.
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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.
Target entity: Quileute people Target entity description: The Quileute people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest known for their rich coastal culture, fishing and whaling traditions, and a language isolate once spoken along the western coast of Washington State.
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A.
Lummi people
The Lummi people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally based around the Puget Sound region of Washington State, with a rich fishing culture and deep spiritual ties to the surrounding land and waters.
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B.
Nooksack people
The Nooksack people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group traditionally inhabiting the Nooksack River valley and surrounding areas in what is now northwestern Washington State.
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C.
Nisqually people
The Nisqually people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural group traditionally living along the Nisqually River and southern Puget Sound in present-day Washington State.
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D.
Duwamish people
The Duwamish people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, historically known for their central role in regional trade and for leaders such as Chief Seattle.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ language isolate ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Coast art
|
| clanSymbol | wolf ⓘ |
| concern | cultural appropriation issues related to Twilight ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
carving
ⓘ
potlatch-like feasts ⓘ song and dance ⓘ |
| cultureType | coastal culture ⓘ |
| educationInstitution | Quileute Tribal School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredIn |
The Twilight Saga film series
ⓘ
surface form:
Twilight series
|
| features |
transformer beings
ⓘ
wolf origin stories ⓘ |
| governingBody | Quileute Tribal Council ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Quileute language ⓘ |
| hasMythology | Quileute mythology ⓘ |
| hasReservation | La Push, Washington ⓘ |
| hasReservationArea | Quileute Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| languageRevitalization | tribal language programs ⓘ |
| languageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| locatedIn | La Push, Washington ⓘ |
| notableEconomicActivity |
arts and crafts
ⓘ
fishing industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small population ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
western coast of Washington State ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| region | western coast of Washington State ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chimakum people
ⓘ
Hoh people ⓘ Makah people ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Quileute people self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | plank houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMaterialCulture |
cedar wood
ⓘ
woven baskets ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Olympic Peninsula
ⓘ
Washington Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific coast of Washington
Quillayute River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Quillayute River region
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| treatySignatory |
Treaty of Olympia
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Olympia (1855)
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| usesWatercraft | cedar dugout canoes ⓘ |
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Subject: Quileute people Description of subject: The Quileute people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest known for their rich coastal culture, fishing and whaling traditions, and a language isolate once spoken along the western coast of Washington State.
Referenced by (17)
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