Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation

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First Nations people Indigenous nation in Canada Indigenous people

The Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation is an Indigenous people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct Secwepemc language, culture, and traditional territory spanning much of the south-central region of the province.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Secwepemc (Shuswap)	2
Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation canonical	2
Secwépemc	2
Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nations	1
Secwepemc Nation (Shuswap Nation Tribal Council context)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11371878 — 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: Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation
Context triple: [Thompson-Nicola region, containsFirstNation, Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation]

A. Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)
Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) is an Interior Salish Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Secwepemc people in the south-central interior of British Columbia, Canada.
B. W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
The W̱SÁNEĆ Nation is a Coast Salish Indigenous people of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands, known for their deep cultural, linguistic, and territorial ties to the SENĆOŦEN language and the Salish Sea.
C. T’Sou-ke Nation
T’Sou-ke Nation is a Coast Salish First Nation community located on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
D. Nlaka’pamux Nation
The Nlaka’pamux Nation is an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language, culture, and traditional territory along the Fraser and Thompson Rivers.
E. Tsilhqot’in Nation
The Tsilhqot’in Nation is an Indigenous people of central British Columbia, Canada, known for their distinct Athabaskan language, culture, and historic defense of their lands and sovereignty.
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: Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation
Target entity description: The Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation is an Indigenous people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct Secwepemc language, culture, and traditional territory spanning much of the south-central region of the province.

A. Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)
Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) is an Interior Salish Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Secwepemc people in the south-central interior of British Columbia, Canada.
B. W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
The W̱SÁNEĆ Nation is a Coast Salish Indigenous people of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands, known for their deep cultural, linguistic, and territorial ties to the SENĆOŦEN language and the Salish Sea.
C. T’Sou-ke Nation
T’Sou-ke Nation is a Coast Salish First Nation community located on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
D. Nlaka’pamux Nation
The Nlaka’pamux Nation is an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language, culture, and traditional territory along the Fraser and Thompson Rivers.
E. Tsilhqot’in Nation
The Tsilhqot’in Nation is an Indigenous people of central British Columbia, Canada, known for their distinct Athabaskan language, culture, and historic defense of their lands and sovereignty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous nation in Canada ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ
affectedBy	Canadian Indian Act ⓘ linked to: Indian Act Indian residential school system ⓘ linked to: Canadian Indian residential school system
alternateName	Secwepemc ⓘ linked to: Secwepemc Nation Shuswap Nation ⓘ linked to: Shuswap Shuswap people ⓘ linked to: Shuswap (Secwepemc) people
autonym	Secwepemc ⓘ linked to: Secwepemc Nation
country	Canada ⓘ
culturalPractice	seasonal round of resource use ⓘ winter storytelling ⓘ
culturalRevitalization	language revitalization programs ⓘ traditional knowledge revitalization ⓘ
engagedIn	land rights negotiations ⓘ treaty processes in British Columbia ⓘ
ethnonymInEnglish	Shuswap ⓘ
governingBody	Northern Shuswap Tribal Council ⓘ Secwepemc Nation Tribal Council ⓘ linked to: Shuswap Nation Tribal Council Shuswap Nation Tribal Council ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution	Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park ⓘ linked to: Secwépemc Museum and Heritage Park
hasSubgroup	Eastern Secwepemc communities ⓘ Northern Secwepemc communities ⓘ Southern Secwepemc communities ⓘ
language	Secwepemctsín ⓘ
languageBranch	Interior Salish languages ⓘ
languageFamily	Salishan languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Interior of British Columbia ⓘ south-central British Columbia ⓘ
neighboringPeople	Dakelh (Carrier) people ⓘ linked to: Dakelh people Ktunaxa Nation ⓘ Nlaka’pamux ⓘ linked to: Nlaka'pamux Syilx Okanagan Nation ⓘ Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ
partOf	Interior Salish peoples ⓘ
province	British Columbia ⓘ
recognizedAs	First Nation under Canadian law ⓘ
region	Cariboo region of British Columbia ⓘ linked to: Cariboo region Shuswap Lake region ⓘ linked to: Shuswap Thompson River region ⓘ linked to: Thompson-Okanagan region
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional Secwepemc spirituality ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ root and berry harvesting ⓘ
traditionalFood	deer ⓘ salmon ⓘ
traditionalHousing	pit houses (kekuli) ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Secwepemcúl’ecw ⓘ south-central Interior of British Columbia ⓘ

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