Yaghan people
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The Yaghan people are an Indigenous group from the southernmost regions of Tierra del Fuego, traditionally known as seafaring hunter-gatherers adapted to the harsh sub-Antarctic environment.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaghan | 5 |
| Yaghan people canonical | 5 |
| Yagán | 2 |
| Yaghan (Yámana) indigenous people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T540711 — 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: Yaghan people Context triple: [Puerto Williams, ethnicGroup, Yaghan people]
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A.
Khoikhoi
The Khoikhoi are an indigenous pastoralist people of southwestern Africa, historically known for their cattle-herding societies and early encounters with European colonists in what is now South Africa and Namibia.
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B.
Mapuche people
The Mapuche people are an Indigenous group of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina known for their resilient resistance to Spanish colonization and rich cultural traditions, language (Mapudungun), and communal land-based way of life.
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C.
Rapa Nui people
The Rapa Nui people are the indigenous Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island, renowned for their unique culture and the creation of the island’s monumental moai statues.
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D.
Great Andamanese
The Great Andamanese are one of the indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands, known as a small, endangered community with distinct languages and cultural traditions.
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E.
Tongva people
The Tongva people are an Indigenous group native to the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands in California, known for their complex maritime culture and long-standing presence in the region prior to European colonization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yaghan people Target entity description: The Yaghan people are an Indigenous group from the southernmost regions of Tierra del Fuego, traditionally known as seafaring hunter-gatherers adapted to the harsh sub-Antarctic environment.
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A.
Khoikhoi
The Khoikhoi are an indigenous pastoralist people of southwestern Africa, historically known for their cattle-herding societies and early encounters with European colonists in what is now South Africa and Namibia.
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B.
Mapuche people
The Mapuche people are an Indigenous group of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina known for their resilient resistance to Spanish colonization and rich cultural traditions, language (Mapudungun), and communal land-based way of life.
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C.
Rapa Nui people
The Rapa Nui people are the indigenous Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island, renowned for their unique culture and the creation of the island’s monumental moai statues.
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D.
Great Andamanese
The Great Andamanese are one of the indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands, known as a small, endangered community with distinct languages and cultural traditions.
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E.
Tongva people
The Tongva people are an Indigenous group native to the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands in California, known for their complex maritime culture and long-standing presence in the region prior to European colonization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations of South America
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Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| adaptedTo |
cold maritime environment
ⓘ
sub-Antarctic climate ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
colonization of Tierra del Fuego
ⓘ
introduced diseases ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
canoe sites
ⓘ
shell middens ⓘ |
| contactPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| contactWith | European explorers ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
canoe-based way of life
ⓘ
maritime nomadism ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| currentStatus | very small surviving community ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Tierra del Fuego region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tierra del Fuego
|
| historicalRange |
southern Argentina
ⓘ
southern Chile ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Cape Horn Archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Horn region
Tierra del Fuego region ⓘ
surface form:
Tierra del Fuego archipelago
southernmost regions of South America ⓘ |
| language | Yaghan language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Yaghan language isolate ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Kawésqar people
ⓘ
Selk'nam ⓘ
surface form:
Selk'nam people
|
| populationTrend | sharp decline after European contact ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Chile as Indigenous people ⓘ |
| region |
Beagle Channel
ⓘ
Hoste Island ⓘ Murray Channel ⓘ Navarino Island ⓘ |
| religion | traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | minimal clothing despite cold climate ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
temporary huts
ⓘ
windbreak structures ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | seafaring hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
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gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting birds ⓘ hunting sea mammals ⓘ marine hunting ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| traditionalTechnology |
bone tools
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bows and arrows ⓘ canoes ⓘ harpoons ⓘ shell tools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Yaghan people Description of subject: The Yaghan people are an Indigenous group from the southernmost regions of Tierra del Fuego, traditionally known as seafaring hunter-gatherers adapted to the harsh sub-Antarctic environment.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.