Nipmuc
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The Nipmuc are an Indigenous people of southern New England, historically inhabiting parts of what are now Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nipmuc canonical | 9 |
| Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck | 3 |
| Hassanamisco Nipmuc | 2 |
| Nipmuck | 2 |
| Nipmuc Nation (tribal community) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T225673 — 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: Nipmuc Context triple: [King Philip's War, mainBelligerent, Nipmuc]
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A.
Patuxet
Patuxet was a 17th-century Indigenous Wampanoag village located at the site of present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, known for its early contact with English colonists and devastation by epidemic disease.
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B.
Herring Pond Wampanoag
The Herring Pond Wampanoag are a Native American community in Massachusetts descended from the historic Wampanoag people, maintaining their cultural traditions, governance, and connection to ancestral lands.
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C.
Housatonic River valley
The Housatonic River valley is a scenic river corridor in western New England known for its rolling hills, historic towns, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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D.
Mohawk
The Mohawk are a Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now upstate New York and known for their influential role in trade, diplomacy, and warfare in northeastern North America.
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E.
Weetamoo
Weetamoo was a prominent 17th-century Wampanoag sachem (female leader) who played a key role in Native resistance during King Philip’s War in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nipmuc Target entity description: The Nipmuc are an Indigenous people of southern New England, historically inhabiting parts of what are now Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
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A.
Patuxet
Patuxet was a 17th-century Indigenous Wampanoag village located at the site of present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, known for its early contact with English colonists and devastation by epidemic disease.
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B.
Herring Pond Wampanoag
The Herring Pond Wampanoag are a Native American community in Massachusetts descended from the historic Wampanoag people, maintaining their cultural traditions, governance, and connection to ancestral lands.
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C.
Housatonic River valley
The Housatonic River valley is a scenic river corridor in western New England known for its rolling hills, historic towns, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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D.
Mohawk
The Mohawk are a Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now upstate New York and known for their influential role in trade, diplomacy, and warfare in northeastern North America.
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E.
Weetamoo
Weetamoo was a prominent 17th-century Wampanoag sachem (female leader) who played a key role in Native resistance during King Philip’s War in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ |
| affectedByEvent | King Philip's War ⓘ |
| alternativeSpelling |
Nipmuc
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nipmuck
|
| colonialContactWith | English colonists ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
basketry
ⓘ
powwow ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization |
language revitalization
ⓘ
traditional crafts revival ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCommunity |
Nipmuc
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck
Nipmuc self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hassanamisco Nipmuc
|
| hasModernOrganization |
Nipmuc people
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck Band
Nipmuc people ⓘ
surface form:
Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band
Nipmuc people ⓘ
surface form:
Nipmuc Nation
|
| hasReservation | Hassanamesit Reservation ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
New England
ⓘ
surface form:
southern New England
|
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | people of the freshwater ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
|
| region | New England ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Massachusett
ⓘ
Mohegan ⓘ Narragansett ⓘ Wampanoag people ⓘ
surface form:
Wampanoag
|
| religiousChange | Christianization during colonial period ⓘ |
| state |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-contact period of New England ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
corn ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wigwam ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Algonquian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Algonquian language
Nipmuc language ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Native American spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ |
| treatyPartyWith |
Dominion of New England
ⓘ
surface form:
colonial governments of New England
|
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Subject: Nipmuc Description of subject: The Nipmuc are an Indigenous people of southern New England, historically inhabiting parts of what are now Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Referenced by (17)
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