Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples
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The Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples are an Indigenous Coast Salish group whose traditional territories encompass what is now Victoria and surrounding areas on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18434362 — 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: Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples Context triple: [Lekwungen language, ethnicity, Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples]
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A.
Saanich people
The Saanich people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting territories around the Saanich Peninsula and nearby Gulf Islands in what is now British Columbia.
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B.
Musqueam people
The Musqueam people are an Indigenous First Nations community of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group whose traditional territory centers around what is now Vancouver, British Columbia.
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C.
Lillooet (St'át'imc) people
The Lillooet (St'át'imc) people are an Interior Salish First Nations group of the Fraser River and surrounding plateau in British Columbia, known for their rich oral traditions, fishing and trading culture, and enduring connection to their ancestral lands.
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D.
Nuu-chah-nulth peoples
The Nuu-chah-nulth peoples are a group of closely related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast, known for their rich maritime culture, whaling traditions, and longhouse communities.
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E.
Tsawwassen people
The Tsawwassen people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group from the southwestern coast of British Columbia, Canada, traditionally centered around the area near present-day Delta along the Strait of Georgia.
- 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: Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples Target entity description: The Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples are an Indigenous Coast Salish group whose traditional territories encompass what is now Victoria and surrounding areas on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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A.
Saanich people
The Saanich people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting territories around the Saanich Peninsula and nearby Gulf Islands in what is now British Columbia.
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B.
Musqueam people
The Musqueam people are an Indigenous First Nations community of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group whose traditional territory centers around what is now Vancouver, British Columbia.
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C.
Lillooet (St'át'imc) people
The Lillooet (St'át'imc) people are an Interior Salish First Nations group of the Fraser River and surrounding plateau in British Columbia, known for their rich oral traditions, fishing and trading culture, and enduring connection to their ancestral lands.
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D.
Nuu-chah-nulth peoples
The Nuu-chah-nulth peoples are a group of closely related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast, known for their rich maritime culture, whaling traditions, and longhouse communities.
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E.
Tsawwassen people
The Tsawwassen people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group from the southwestern coast of British Columbia, Canada, traditionally centered around the area near present-day Delta along the Strait of Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.