Yokuts people
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The Yokuts people are a Native American group indigenous to California’s Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills, known for their diverse dialects, rich basketry traditions, and complex riverine and marshland subsistence practices.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yokuts people canonical | 15 |
| Yokuts peoples | 5 |
| Chukchansi Yokuts people | 1 |
| Gashowu Yokuts people | 1 |
| Mutsun people | 1 |
| Yokuts tribes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T139014 — 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: Yokuts people Context triple: [Southern Sierra Miwok, neighboringGroup, Yokuts people]
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A.
Miwok people
The Miwok people are a group of Native American tribes indigenous to central California, traditionally inhabiting the Sierra Nevada foothills, Central Valley, and surrounding regions.
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B.
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.
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C.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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D.
Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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E.
Kumeyaay people
The Kumeyaay people are an Indigenous group native to the San Diego region of California and northern Baja California, known for their rich cultural traditions, deep environmental knowledge, and historical presence long predating European colonization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yokuts people Target entity description: The Yokuts people are a Native American group indigenous to California’s Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills, known for their diverse dialects, rich basketry traditions, and complex riverine and marshland subsistence practices.
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A.
Miwok people
The Miwok people are a group of Native American tribes indigenous to central California, traditionally inhabiting the Sierra Nevada foothills, Central Valley, and surrounding regions.
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B.
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.
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C.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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D.
Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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E.
Kumeyaay people
The Kumeyaay people are an Indigenous group native to the San Diego region of California and northern Baja California, known for their rich cultural traditions, deep environmental knowledge, and historical presence long predating European colonization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of California ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
epidemic diseases after European contact
ⓘ
missionization in California ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalHeritage |
ceremonial dances
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| hasClanSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Delta Yokuts dialects
ⓘ
Yokutsan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Foothill Yokuts dialects
Yokutsan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Valley Yokuts dialects
|
| historicalEvent |
impacted by American settlement in 19th century
ⓘ
impacted by Mexican period in California ⓘ impacted by Spanish colonization in California ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Central Valley ⓘ
surface form:
California Central Valley
Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Yokutsan languages ⓘ |
| presentIn | federally recognized tribes in California ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | tribelets ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
net making ⓘ shell beadwork ⓘ |
| traditionalEnvironment |
marshes
ⓘ
oak woodlands ⓘ rivers ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
acorn mush
ⓘ
fish from rivers and sloughs ⓘ small game ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
semi-subterranean earth lodges
ⓘ
tule houses ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Kaweah River headwaters
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaweah River region
San Joaquin Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Kern River region
Kings River ⓘ
surface form:
Kings River region
San Joaquin Valley ⓘ Tulare Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Tulare Lake Basin
|
| traditionalReligion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
gathering of acorns
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gathering of seeds and roots ⓘ marshland hunting ⓘ riverine fishing ⓘ |
| usesMaterialInBasketry |
redbud
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tule reeds ⓘ willow ⓘ |
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Subject: Yokuts people Description of subject: The Yokuts people are a Native American group indigenous to California’s Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills, known for their diverse dialects, rich basketry traditions, and complex riverine and marshland subsistence practices.
Referenced by (24)
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