Southern Paiute–Chemehuevi
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Southern Paiute–Chemehuevi is a branch of the Numic-speaking Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting regions of the southwestern United States, particularly around the Colorado River and Great Basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Paiute–Chemehuevi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5667354 — 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: Southern Paiute–Chemehuevi Context triple: [Colorado River Numic, hasSubgroup, Southern Paiute–Chemehuevi]
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A.
San Juan Southern Paiute
The San Juan Southern Paiute are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas around the San Juan River in the Four Corners region, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical ties to neighboring Paiute and Puebloan groups.
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B.
Northern Paiute
Northern Paiute is a Numic-speaking Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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C.
Ute-Southern Paiute continuum
The Ute-Southern Paiute continuum is a closely related group of Native American languages spoken by Ute and Southern Paiute peoples across parts of the western United States.
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D.
Owens Valley Paiute
The Owens Valley Paiute are a Native American group indigenous to California’s Owens Valley, known for their traditional irrigation agriculture and distinct Paiute cultural heritage.
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E.
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southern Nevada.
- 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: Southern Paiute–Chemehuevi Target entity description: Southern Paiute–Chemehuevi is a branch of the Numic-speaking Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting regions of the southwestern United States, particularly around the Colorado River and Great Basin.
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A.
San Juan Southern Paiute
The San Juan Southern Paiute are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas around the San Juan River in the Four Corners region, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical ties to neighboring Paiute and Puebloan groups.
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B.
Northern Paiute
Northern Paiute is a Numic-speaking Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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C.
Ute-Southern Paiute continuum
The Ute-Southern Paiute continuum is a closely related group of Native American languages spoken by Ute and Southern Paiute peoples across parts of the western United States.
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D.
Owens Valley Paiute
The Owens Valley Paiute are a Native American group indigenous to California’s Owens Valley, known for their traditional irrigation agriculture and distinct Paiute cultural heritage.
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E.
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southern Nevada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Native American ethnic group ⓘ Numic-speaking people ⓘ |
| affectedBy | U.S. federal Indian policy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion |
California culture area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Basin culture area NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau culture area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
riverine agriculture
ⓘ
trade with neighboring tribes ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasClanSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasContemporaryDescendants |
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Paiute tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfContact | 19th century United States expansion ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Numic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| neighboringGroup |
Havasupai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hualapai NERFINISHED ⓘ Mojave people NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Shoshone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinct Numic branch ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Kawaiisu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ Ute people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaks |
Chemehuevi language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Paiute language ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Numic peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uto-Aztecan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
brush shelter
ⓘ
wickiup ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Colorado River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Native American traditional religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesIrrigationHistorically | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southern Paiute–Chemehuevi Description of subject: Southern Paiute–Chemehuevi is a branch of the Numic-speaking Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting regions of the southwestern United States, particularly around the Colorado River and Great Basin.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.