Mattaponi tribe
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The Mattaponi tribe is a state-recognized Native American tribe in Virginia, descended from the historic Powhatan peoples and known for its reservation along the Mattaponi River and preservation of traditional culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mattaponi Indian Tribe | 1 |
| Mattaponi tribe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7743880 — 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: Mattaponi tribe Context triple: [Powhatan peoples, confederationOf, Mattaponi tribe]
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Mahican
The Mahican are an Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native American people historically centered in what is now eastern New York and western New England.
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Tataviam people
The Tataviam people are a Native American group indigenous to the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas of Southern California, traditionally speaking a Uto-Aztecan language and maintaining distinct cultural practices tied to the region’s mountains and river valleys.
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Mesquakie Indians
The Mesquakie Indians, also known as the Fox people, are a Native American tribe originally from the Great Lakes region, now primarily based in Iowa, known for their resilient resistance to displacement and preservation of their cultural traditions.
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D.
Odawa
The Odawa are an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, historically centered around the Great Lakes region and known for their extensive trade networks and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
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E.
Eastern Pequot Tribe
The Eastern Pequot Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Connecticut that descends from the historic Pequot people and maintains its own distinct community, governance, and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mattaponi tribe Target entity description: The Mattaponi tribe is a state-recognized Native American tribe in Virginia, descended from the historic Powhatan peoples and known for its reservation along the Mattaponi River and preservation of traditional culture.
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A.
Mahican
The Mahican are an Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native American people historically centered in what is now eastern New York and western New England.
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B.
Tataviam people
The Tataviam people are a Native American group indigenous to the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas of Southern California, traditionally speaking a Uto-Aztecan language and maintaining distinct cultural practices tied to the region’s mountains and river valleys.
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C.
Mesquakie Indians
The Mesquakie Indians, also known as the Fox people, are a Native American tribe originally from the Great Lakes region, now primarily based in Iowa, known for their resilient resistance to displacement and preservation of their cultural traditions.
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D.
Odawa
The Odawa are an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, historically centered around the Great Lakes region and known for their extensive trade networks and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
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E.
Eastern Pequot Tribe
The Eastern Pequot Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Connecticut that descends from the historic Pequot people and maintains its own distinct community, governance, and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American tribe
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state-recognized tribe ⓘ |
| ancestralLanguage | Virginia Algonquian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Mattaponi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalIdentity | Powhatan-descended people ⓘ |
| culturalPreservationFocus |
oral history
ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ traditional lifeways ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
cultural education
ⓘ
environmental stewardship of Mattaponi River ⓘ language preservation efforts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Powhatan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| federalRecognitionStatus | not federally recognized ⓘ |
| governedBy | Mattaponi Tribal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemographics | primarily resides on or near reservation in King William County ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | chief ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Mattaponi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservation | Mattaponi Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRelation |
English colonists at Jamestown
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Powhatan paramount chiefdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King William County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Mattaponi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mattaponi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintains |
cultural center
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tribal museum ⓘ |
| observes | annual tribal events ⓘ |
| partOf | Powhatan Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paysTributeTo | Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | small tribal community ⓘ |
| practices |
preservation of traditional culture
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traditional crafts ⓘ traditional fishing ⓘ traditional hunting ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedStatus | state-recognized ⓘ |
| region | Eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Native American spirituality ⓘ |
| reservationStatus |
continuously inhabited reservation
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one of the oldest reservations in the United States ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Coastal Plain of Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyRelation |
Treaty of 1646
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Middle Plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalGovernmentType | tribal council ⓘ |
| tributeForm |
fish
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game ⓘ |
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Subject: Mattaponi tribe Description of subject: The Mattaponi tribe is a state-recognized Native American tribe in Virginia, descended from the historic Powhatan peoples and known for its reservation along the Mattaponi River and preservation of traditional culture.
Referenced by (2)
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