Cathlamet

E456052

Chinookan people Native American people

Cathlamet were a Native American people of the Lower Columbia River region, closely associated with the Chinookan cultural and linguistic group.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cathlamet, Washington	2
Wishram	2
Cathlamet canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4605592 — 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: Cathlamet
Context triple: [Lower Chinook, relatedGroup, Cathlamet]

A. Colville, Washington
Colville, Washington is a small city in northeastern Washington State that serves as a regional hub for commerce and services near the Canadian border.
B. Chehalis, Washington
Chehalis, Washington is a small city in Lewis County that serves as a regional hub and county seat in southwestern Washington State.
C. Rockport, Washington
Rockport, Washington is a small unincorporated community in Skagit County known for its proximity to the Skagit River and nearby North Cascades scenery.
D. Alsea, Oregon
Alsea, Oregon is a small unincorporated community in western Oregon’s Coast Range, known as a rural gateway to nearby forests, rivers, and outdoor recreation areas.
E. Kelso, Washington
Kelso, Washington is a small city in southwestern Washington State located along the Cowlitz River and forming part of the Longview–Kelso metropolitan area.
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: Cathlamet
Target entity description: Cathlamet were a Native American people of the Lower Columbia River region, closely associated with the Chinookan cultural and linguistic group.

A. Colville, Washington
Colville, Washington is a small city in northeastern Washington State that serves as a regional hub for commerce and services near the Canadian border.
B. Chehalis, Washington
Chehalis, Washington is a small city in Lewis County that serves as a regional hub and county seat in southwestern Washington State.
C. Rockport, Washington
Rockport, Washington is a small unincorporated community in Skagit County known for its proximity to the Skagit River and nearby North Cascades scenery.
D. Alsea, Oregon
Alsea, Oregon is a small unincorporated community in western Oregon’s Coast Range, known as a rural gateway to nearby forests, rivers, and outdoor recreation areas.
E. Kelso, Washington
Kelso, Washington is a small city in southwestern Washington State located along the Cowlitz River and forming part of the Longview–Kelso metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinookan people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ
affectedBy	epidemic diseases after European contact ⓘ
culturalArea	Columbia River peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice	potlatch-like feasting and gift-giving ⓘ
culturalRegion	Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau–Northwest Coast transition zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedIn	ethnographic records of Franz Boas ⓘ
economy	fishing-based economy ⓘ riverine trade ⓘ
encounteredBy	Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Lower Columbia River region NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEthnonymVariant	Cathlamat NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathlamet NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Chinookan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageStatus	extinct ⓘ
locatedInThePast	present-day Washington State ⓘ
locatedOn	Lower Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernDescendants	enrolled in various federally recognized tribes of the region ⓘ
partOf	Chinookan cultural group ⓘ Chinookan linguistic group NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationTrend	decline after contact ⓘ
primaryFoodSource	Pacific salmon ⓘ eulachon (smelt) NERFINISHED ⓘ sturgeon ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Chinook NERFINISHED ⓘ Clatsop NERFINISHED ⓘ Cowlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahkiakum NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	animist beliefs ⓘ shamanism ⓘ
socialOrganization	ranked society ⓘ village-based communities ⓘ
spoke	Cathlamet Chinookan dialect ⓘ
timeOfNotableContact	early 19th century ⓘ
traditionalCraft	basketry ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
traditionalHousing	plank houses ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	area near present-day Cathlamet, Washington ⓘ north bank of the Columbia River ⓘ
usedForTransport	dugout canoes ⓘ
usedMaterialForHousing	cedar wood ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lower Chinook → relatedGroup → Cathlamet ⓘ

Upper Chinook → relatedGroup → Cathlamet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wishram

Wahkiakum County, Washington → hasCountySeat → Cathlamet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathlamet, Washington

Wahkiakum County, Washington → hasLargestSettlement → Cathlamet ⓘ