Arikara
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The Arikara are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains, historically known as semi-sedentary agriculturalists and traders who lived in earth-lodge villages along the Missouri River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arikara people | 5 |
| Arikara canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4621262 — 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: Arikara Context triple: [Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851, NativeAmericanSignatory, Arikara]
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Apsáalooke
Apsáalooke is the self-designation of the Crow people, a Native American tribe historically based in the Yellowstone River valley of present-day Montana and Wyoming.
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B.
Shoshoni
Shoshoni is a Native American language of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family, traditionally spoken by the Shoshone people of the western United States.
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C.
Blackfoot
The Blackfoot are a Native American people known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture, warrior traditions, and historic presence across the northern Great Plains of what is now the United States and Canada.
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D.
Kiowa Apache
The Kiowa Apache are a small Southern Athabaskan-speaking Native American group historically allied with the Kiowa on the Southern Plains, known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture.
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E.
Ponca
The Ponca are a Native American people originally from the Great Plains region, closely related to other Dhegiha Siouan tribes and known for their forced relocation and subsequent legal battles over tribal sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Arikara Target entity description: The Arikara are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains, historically known as semi-sedentary agriculturalists and traders who lived in earth-lodge villages along the Missouri River.
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A.
Apsáalooke
Apsáalooke is the self-designation of the Crow people, a Native American tribe historically based in the Yellowstone River valley of present-day Montana and Wyoming.
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B.
Shoshoni
Shoshoni is a Native American language of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family, traditionally spoken by the Shoshone people of the western United States.
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C.
Blackfoot
The Blackfoot are a Native American people known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture, warrior traditions, and historic presence across the northern Great Plains of what is now the United States and Canada.
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D.
Kiowa Apache
The Kiowa Apache are a small Southern Athabaskan-speaking Native American group historically allied with the Kiowa on the Southern Plains, known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture.
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E.
Ponca
The Ponca are a Native American people originally from the Great Plains region, closely related to other Dhegiha Siouan tribes and known for their forced relocation and subsequent legal battles over tribal sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Great Plains
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Native American tribe ⓘ |
| autonym | Sahnish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
agricultural ceremonies
ⓘ
bison-hunting rituals ⓘ village-based social organization ⓘ |
| currentPoliticalEntity | Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentReservation | Fort Berthold Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentState | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | federally recognized tribe in the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalAlliance |
formed alliance with Hidatsa
ⓘ
formed alliance with Mandan ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
encountered Lewis and Clark Expedition
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engaged in trade at Missouri River villages in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ suffered severe population loss from smallpox epidemics ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationPattern | consolidation into large fortified villages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
earth-lodge architecture
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role as middlemen in Plains trade networks ⓘ semi-sedentary agricultural lifestyle ⓘ |
| language | Arikara language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Caddoan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Pawnee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wichita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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traditional Arikara spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ hide processing ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
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corn ⓘ squash ⓘ sunflowers ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
trade with Euro-American traders
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trade with other Plains tribes ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
earth lodge villages
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semi-sedentary settlements ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
bean cultivation
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bison hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Missouri River valley
NERFINISHED
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present-day North Dakota ⓘ present-day South Dakota ⓘ |
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Subject: Arikara Description of subject: The Arikara are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains, historically known as semi-sedentary agriculturalists and traders who lived in earth-lodge villages along the Missouri River.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.