Coahuiltecan peoples
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The Coahuiltecan peoples were diverse Indigenous groups of hunter-gatherers who historically inhabited parts of what are now southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coahuiltecan peoples canonical | 5 |
| Jumano | 2 |
| Jumano people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Coahuiltecan peoples Context triple: [Coahuiltecan languages, spokenBy, Coahuiltecan peoples]
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Chichimeca peoples
The Chichimeca peoples were a diverse group of semi-nomadic indigenous cultures of northern Mexico known for their hunting-gathering lifestyle and resistance to Mesoamerican and later Spanish expansion.
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Numic peoples
Numic peoples are a group of closely related Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin and surrounding regions of the western United States who speak languages of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family.
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C.
Chinantec people
The Chinantec people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group of the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their diverse Chinantec languages, traditional agriculture, and rich communal cultural practices.
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D.
Serrano tribes
The Serrano tribes are a group of Indigenous peoples native to the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding regions of Southern California, known for their distinct Takic language and rich cultural traditions.
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E.
Cocopah people
The Cocopah people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region of what is now Arizona, California, and northern Mexico, known for their riverine agriculture, rich cultural traditions, and enduring cross-border community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Coahuiltecan peoples Target entity description: The Coahuiltecan peoples were diverse Indigenous groups of hunter-gatherers who historically inhabited parts of what are now southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
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A.
Chichimeca peoples
The Chichimeca peoples were a diverse group of semi-nomadic indigenous cultures of northern Mexico known for their hunting-gathering lifestyle and resistance to Mesoamerican and later Spanish expansion.
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B.
Numic peoples
Numic peoples are a group of closely related Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin and surrounding regions of the western United States who speak languages of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family.
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C.
Chinantec people
The Chinantec people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group of the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their diverse Chinantec languages, traditional agriculture, and rich communal cultural practices.
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D.
Serrano tribes
The Serrano tribes are a group of Indigenous peoples native to the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding regions of Southern California, known for their distinct Takic language and rich cultural traditions.
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E.
Cocopah people
The Cocopah people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region of what is now Arizona, California, and northern Mexico, known for their riverine agriculture, rich cultural traditions, and enduring cross-border community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
hunter-gatherer society ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Spanish missions
ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ forced labor ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAssimilationInto |
Spanish colonial society
ⓘ
mestizo populations ⓘ |
| culturalDiversity | high ⓘ |
| encounteredBy | Spanish colonizers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | North America ⓘ |
| foodSource |
agave
ⓘ
deer ⓘ fish ⓘ mesquite beans ⓘ prickly pear cactus ⓘ shellfish ⓘ small game ⓘ wild plants ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory |
Nuevo León
ⓘ
Rio Grande valley ⓘ
surface form:
Rio Grande Valley
South Texas Plains ⓘ Tamaulipas ⓘ |
| housingMaterial |
brush
ⓘ
skins ⓘ |
| housingType | temporary shelters ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Coahuiltecan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | largely extinct ⓘ |
| lifestyle | nomadic ⓘ |
| populationTrend | severe decline after European contact ⓘ |
| presentDayDescendantsIn |
Texas
ⓘ
Northern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mexico
|
| recognizedAs | umbrella term for many small groups ⓘ |
| region |
northeastern Mexico
ⓘ
South Texas ⓘ
surface form:
southern Texas
|
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | classification and boundaries of Coahuiltecan groups ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | small bands ⓘ |
| subsistenceType |
gathering
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early colonial period
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| toolMaterial |
bone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
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Subject: Coahuiltecan peoples Description of subject: The Coahuiltecan peoples were diverse Indigenous groups of hunter-gatherers who historically inhabited parts of what are now southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
Referenced by (8)
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