Chemehuevi
E48351
Native American people
Southern Paiute people
Uto-Aztecan language
ethnographer
federally recognized tribe
The Chemehuevi are a Native American people of the Southern Paiute branch traditionally inhabiting areas of the Mojave Desert and lower Colorado River region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chemehuevi canonical | 20 |
| The Chemehuevis | 2 |
| Ute-Chemehuevi | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347943 — 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: Chemehuevi Context triple: [Colorado River Indian Tribes, hasEthnicGroup, Chemehuevi]
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A.
Panamint Range
The Panamint Range is a rugged mountain range in eastern California that forms the western wall of Death Valley and includes Telescope Peak, the highest point in Death Valley National Park.
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B.
Tokopah Valley
Tokopah Valley is a scenic glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada known for its granite cliffs, alpine meadows, and proximity to Tokopah Falls within Sequoia National Park.
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C.
Mineral King
Mineral King is a remote alpine valley in California’s Sierra Nevada renowned for its rugged mountain scenery, hiking trails, and historic mining sites.
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D.
Desolation Canyon
Desolation Canyon is a remote, rugged gorge in Death Valley National Park known for its colorful badlands, narrow washes, and scenic hiking routes through eroded desert terrain.
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E.
Chevak
Chevak is a distinct dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language spoken primarily in the village of Chevak in western Alaska.
- 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: Chemehuevi Target entity description: The Chemehuevi are a Native American people of the Southern Paiute branch traditionally inhabiting areas of the Mojave Desert and lower Colorado River region.
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A.
Panamint Range
The Panamint Range is a rugged mountain range in eastern California that forms the western wall of Death Valley and includes Telescope Peak, the highest point in Death Valley National Park.
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B.
Tokopah Valley
Tokopah Valley is a scenic glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada known for its granite cliffs, alpine meadows, and proximity to Tokopah Falls within Sequoia National Park.
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C.
Mineral King
Mineral King is a remote alpine valley in California’s Sierra Nevada renowned for its rugged mountain scenery, hiking trails, and historic mining sites.
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D.
Desolation Canyon
Desolation Canyon is a remote, rugged gorge in Death Valley National Park known for its colorful badlands, narrow washes, and scenic hiking routes through eroded desert terrain.
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E.
Chevak
Chevak is a distinct dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language spoken primarily in the village of Chevak in western Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
Southern Paiute people ⓘ Uto-Aztecan language ⓘ ethnographer ⓘ federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| affectedBy | construction of dams on the Colorado River ⓘ |
| autonym |
Nuwu
ⓘ
surface form:
Nüwü
Nüwü (or Nuwuvi) ⓘ
surface form:
Nüwüwü
|
| contemporaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractices |
basketry
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Great Basin ⓘ Southwest ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| federallyRecognizedTribe | Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| language | Chemehuevi language ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| notableScholarshipOn | Carobeth Laird ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Chemehuevi Reservation
ⓘ
surface form:
Chemehuevi Indian Reservation
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian Reservation
Las Vegas area ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Hopi people
ⓘ
surface form:
Hopi
Kawaiisu ⓘ Mohave ⓘ Southern Paiute people ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Paiute
Ute people ⓘ
surface form:
Ute
|
| reservationLocation |
Lake Havasu area
ⓘ
San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
|
| studied | Chemehuevi self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Numic languages ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Southern Paiute people
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Paiute
|
| traditionalHousing |
brush shelters
ⓘ
wickiups ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Native American traditional religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Mojave Desert
ⓘ
eastern California ⓘ lower Colorado River region ⓘ southern Nevada ⓘ western Arizona ⓘ |
| treatyHistory | subject to 19th-century U.S. federal Indian policy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chemehuevi Description of subject: The Chemehuevi are a Native American people of the Southern Paiute branch traditionally inhabiting areas of the Mojave Desert and lower Colorado River region.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ute-Chemehuevi
subject surface form:
Nüwü
subject surface form:
Nuwuvi
subject surface form:
Nüwü
subject surface form:
Carobeth Laird
subject surface form:
Carobeth Laird
this entity surface form:
The Chemehuevis
subject surface form:
Carobeth Laird
this entity surface form:
Ute-Chemehuevi
this entity surface form:
The Chemehuevis