Beaver people
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The Beaver people, or Dane-zaa, are an Athabaskan-speaking Indigenous group traditionally inhabiting the Peace River region of what is now northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta in Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beaver people canonical | 1 |
| Dane-zaa (Beaver) people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20703507 — 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: Beaver people Context triple: [Dane-zaa, alsoKnownAs, Beaver people]
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A.
Tseycum people
The Tseycum people are an Indigenous Coast Salish group of the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada, with deep cultural, linguistic, and territorial ties to the region’s land and waters.
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B.
Concow people
The Concow people are a Native American group indigenous to northern California, traditionally part of the larger Maidu cultural and linguistic family.
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C.
Galice Creek people
The Galice Creek people are an Indigenous group from southwestern Oregon historically associated with the Athabaskan-speaking communities of the Pacific Coast region.
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D.
Me-Wuk people
The Me-Wuk people are a Native American group indigenous to the Sierra Nevada and central California region, known for their rich cultural traditions, basketry, and deep connection to the foothill and mountain landscapes.
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E.
Naumkeag people
The Naumkeag people were an Indigenous group of the region that is now Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to the broader Algonquian-speaking peoples of northeastern North America.
- 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: Beaver people Target entity description: The Beaver people, or Dane-zaa, are an Athabaskan-speaking Indigenous group traditionally inhabiting the Peace River region of what is now northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta in Canada.
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A.
Tseycum people
The Tseycum people are an Indigenous Coast Salish group of the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada, with deep cultural, linguistic, and territorial ties to the region’s land and waters.
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B.
Concow people
The Concow people are a Native American group indigenous to northern California, traditionally part of the larger Maidu cultural and linguistic family.
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C.
Galice Creek people
The Galice Creek people are an Indigenous group from southwestern Oregon historically associated with the Athabaskan-speaking communities of the Pacific Coast region.
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D.
Me-Wuk people
The Me-Wuk people are a Native American group indigenous to the Sierra Nevada and central California region, known for their rich cultural traditions, basketry, and deep connection to the foothill and mountain landscapes.
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E.
Naumkeag people
The Naumkeag people were an Indigenous group of the region that is now Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to the broader Algonquian-speaking peoples of northeastern North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Beaver people