Paiute
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The Paiute are an Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, traditionally known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle, intricate basketry, and deep cultural ties to the desert landscape.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paiute canonical | 11 |
| Paiute people | 6 |
| Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe | 3 |
| Northern Paiute | 2 |
| Idaho Northern Paiute | 1 |
| Kaibab Paiute | 1 |
| Northern Paiute people | 1 |
| Paiute peoples | 1 |
| Piute people | 1 |
| Shivwits Paiute | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T460885 — 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: Paiute Context triple: [Native Americans, hasSubgroup, Paiute]
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A.
Nez Perce
The Nez Perce are a Native American people of the Pacific Northwest, historically known for their horse culture, skilled horsemanship, and the 1877 flight led by Chief Joseph.
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B.
Ute people
The Ute people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, known for their hunter-gatherer traditions, horsemanship, and enduring cultural presence in Colorado, Utah, and neighboring areas.
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C.
Quechan people
The Quechan people are a Native American tribe traditionally living along the lower Colorado River in what is now southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and riverine culture.
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D.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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E.
Kalapuya people
The Kalapuya people are a Native American group indigenous to western Oregon, known for their distinct language and culture and for traditionally living in small, semi-sedentary communities centered on hunting, fishing, and the management of camas prairies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Paiute Target entity description: The Paiute are an Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, traditionally known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle, intricate basketry, and deep cultural ties to the desert landscape.
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A.
Nez Perce
The Nez Perce are a Native American people of the Pacific Northwest, historically known for their horse culture, skilled horsemanship, and the 1877 flight led by Chief Joseph.
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B.
Ute people
The Ute people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, known for their hunter-gatherer traditions, horsemanship, and enduring cultural presence in Colorado, Utah, and neighboring areas.
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C.
Quechan people
The Quechan people are a Native American tribe traditionally living along the lower Colorado River in what is now southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and riverine culture.
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D.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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E.
Kalapuya people
The Kalapuya people are a Native American group indigenous to western Oregon, known for their distinct language and culture and for traditionally living in small, semi-sedentary communities centered on hunting, fishing, and the management of camas prairies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Basin tribe
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ |
| contemporaryIssue |
cultural preservation
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land rights ⓘ water rights ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governedBy | federally recognized tribes in the United States ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTieTo | desert landscape ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
forced relocation
ⓘ
reservation era ⓘ |
| historicalInteractionWith | United States government ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Great Basin
ⓘ
western United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
desert adaptation
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intricate basketry ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ rock art ⓘ |
| language |
Northern Paiute language
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Southern Paiute language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
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surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| populationRegion |
Arizona
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Goshute
ⓘ
Shoshone ⓘ Ute people ⓘ
surface form:
Ute
|
| religiousPractice |
traditional ceremonies
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use of sacred sites ⓘ |
| spiritualBelief |
animism
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sacredness of mountains ⓘ sacredness of water ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Paiute
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Paiute
Owens Valley Paiute ⓘ Southern Paiute people ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Paiute
|
| traditionalCraft |
basket weaving
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
brush shelter
ⓘ
wickiup ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
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root digging ⓘ seed gathering ⓘ small game hunting ⓘ |
| treatyHistory | 19th-century treaties with the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Paiute Description of subject: The Paiute are an Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, traditionally known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle, intricate basketry, and deep cultural ties to the desert landscape.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.