Iroquois kinship system
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The Iroquois kinship system is a traditional Native American kinship classification that emphasizes matrilineal descent and distinguishes relatives by both generation and lineage, often merging certain cousins with siblings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haudenosaunee clan system | 2 |
| Iroquois clan system | 1 |
| Iroquois kinship system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16277460 — 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: Iroquois kinship system Context triple: [Heron clan, relatedConcept, Iroquois kinship system]
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A.
Cayuga clan system
The Cayuga clan system is a traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) social structure that organizes Cayuga people into matrilineal clans, each with specific roles, responsibilities, and ceremonial functions within the nation.
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B.
Iroquois Confederacy
The Iroquois Confederacy was a powerful alliance of Indigenous nations in northeastern North America that played a major diplomatic and military role in colonial-era conflicts between European powers.
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C.
Northern Iroquoian
Northern Iroquoian is a branch of the Iroquoian language family that includes languages historically spoken in the northeastern region of North America, such as those of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) peoples.
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D.
Southern Iroquoian
Southern Iroquoian is a branch of the Iroquoian language family that includes languages historically spoken in the southeastern region of North America.
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E.
Iroquois
Iroquois is a small community in eastern Ontario, Canada, situated along the St. Lawrence River and known for its nearby locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
- 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: Iroquois kinship system Target entity description: The Iroquois kinship system is a traditional Native American kinship classification that emphasizes matrilineal descent and distinguishes relatives by both generation and lineage, often merging certain cousins with siblings.
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A.
Cayuga clan system
The Cayuga clan system is a traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) social structure that organizes Cayuga people into matrilineal clans, each with specific roles, responsibilities, and ceremonial functions within the nation.
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B.
Iroquois Confederacy
The Iroquois Confederacy was a powerful alliance of Indigenous nations in northeastern North America that played a major diplomatic and military role in colonial-era conflicts between European powers.
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C.
Northern Iroquoian
Northern Iroquoian is a branch of the Iroquoian language family that includes languages historically spoken in the northeastern region of North America, such as those of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) peoples.
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D.
Southern Iroquoian
Southern Iroquoian is a branch of the Iroquoian language family that includes languages historically spoken in the southeastern region of North America.
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E.
Iroquois
Iroquois is a small community in eastern Ontario, Canada, situated along the St. Lawrence River and known for its nearby locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.