Karok
E91471
The Karok are a Native American people indigenous to northwestern California, traditionally living along the Klamath River with a rich ceremonial and fishing culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karok canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766056 — 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: Karok Context triple: [Alfred L. Kroeber, ethnicGroupResearched, Karok]
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A.
Aegukga
Aegukga is the national anthem of South Korea, expressing patriotic devotion and love for the country.
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B.
Kok-boru
Kok-boru is a traditional Central Asian horseback team game, similar to polo, in which riders compete to carry and score with a goat or sheep carcass.
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C.
Tsukki
Tsukki is one of the official mascots of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, depicted as a stylized snow owl representing the moon and winter night.
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D.
Kawki
Kawki is an indigenous Andean language closely related to Aymara and spoken by a small number of people in Peru.
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E.
Kaiyukan
Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
- 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: Karok Target entity description: The Karok are a Native American people indigenous to northwestern California, traditionally living along the Klamath River with a rich ceremonial and fishing culture.
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A.
Aegukga
Aegukga is the national anthem of South Korea, expressing patriotic devotion and love for the country.
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B.
Kok-boru
Kok-boru is a traditional Central Asian horseback team game, similar to polo, in which riders compete to carry and score with a goat or sheep carcass.
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C.
Tsukki
Tsukki is one of the official mascots of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, depicted as a stylized snow owl representing the moon and winter night.
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D.
Kawki
Kawki is an indigenous Andean language closely related to Aymara and spoken by a small number of people in Peru.
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E.
Kaiyukan
Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| ceremonialFocus |
balance and harmony of the world
ⓘ
world renewal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion |
North Coast of California
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest California
Plateau of western North America ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Plateau–California borderlands
|
| engagedIn | riverine trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| federallyRecognizedTribeName |
Karuk people
ⓘ
surface form:
Karuk Tribe
|
| governedBy |
Karuk people
ⓘ
surface form:
Karuk Tribal Council
|
| hasCeremonialCulture | yes ⓘ |
| importantFoodSource | salmon ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | northwestern California ⓘ |
| language | Karuk language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Hokan languages ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Hupa people
ⓘ
surface form:
Hupa
Shasta ⓘ Yurok ⓘ |
| notableCeremony |
Brush Dance
ⓘ
Jump Dance ⓘ World Renewal ceremonies ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
Klamath Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Klamath River basin
|
| primarySubsistence | fishing ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Native American Church ⓘ traditional Karok religion ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
regalia making ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalFishingMethod |
dip nets
ⓘ
fish weirs ⓘ harpoons ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
plank houses
ⓘ
sweat houses ⓘ |
| traditionalResource |
acorns
ⓘ
basketry materials ⓘ deer ⓘ elk ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Humboldt County
ⓘ
surface form:
Humboldt County, California
Klamath River ⓘ Siskiyou County, California ⓘ |
| tribalHeadquarters | Happy Camp, California ⓘ |
| U.S.RecognizedTribe | yes ⓘ |
| usesRiverFor |
ceremonies
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karok Description of subject: The Karok are a Native American people indigenous to northwestern California, traditionally living along the Klamath River with a rich ceremonial and fishing culture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.