Passamaquoddy people
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The Passamaquoddy people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Wabanaki Confederacy, traditionally inhabiting the coastal regions of what are now eastern Maine and New Brunswick.
All labels observed (5)
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| Passamaquoddy people canonical | 5 |
| Passamaquoddy | 4 |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe | 1 |
| Passamaquoddy communities | 1 |
| Passamaquoddy peoples | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2431569 — 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: Passamaquoddy people Context triple: [Penobscot people, relatedEthnicGroup, Passamaquoddy people]
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Penobscot people
The Penobscot people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Northeastern Woodlands whose traditional homeland centers on the Penobscot River in what is now Maine.
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Pennacook people
The Pennacook people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking group of the Northeastern Woodlands, historically centered in what is now New Hampshire and surrounding regions.
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Narragansett people
The Narragansett people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking tribe of the Northeastern Woodlands, traditionally inhabiting what is now Rhode Island and known for their central role in early colonial–Native American relations in New England.
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Pocumtuck people
The Pocumtuck people were an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Connecticut River Valley in present-day western Massachusetts, largely displaced and decimated by 17th-century English colonial expansion and warfare.
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Nauset people
The Nauset people were an Indigenous group of the coastal Cape Cod region of Massachusetts, closely associated with and culturally similar to the Wampanoag.
- 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: Passamaquoddy people Target entity description: The Passamaquoddy people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Wabanaki Confederacy, traditionally inhabiting the coastal regions of what are now eastern Maine and New Brunswick.
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Penobscot people
The Penobscot people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Northeastern Woodlands whose traditional homeland centers on the Penobscot River in what is now Maine.
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B.
Pennacook people
The Pennacook people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking group of the Northeastern Woodlands, historically centered in what is now New Hampshire and surrounding regions.
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C.
Narragansett people
The Narragansett people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking tribe of the Northeastern Woodlands, traditionally inhabiting what is now Rhode Island and known for their central role in early colonial–Native American relations in New England.
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D.
Pocumtuck people
The Pocumtuck people were an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Connecticut River Valley in present-day western Massachusetts, largely displaced and decimated by 17th-century English colonial expansion and warfare.
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E.
Nauset people
The Nauset people were an Indigenous group of the coastal Cape Cod region of Massachusetts, closely associated with and culturally similar to the Wampanoag.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Passamaquoddy people Description of subject: The Passamaquoddy people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Wabanaki Confederacy, traditionally inhabiting the coastal regions of what are now eastern Maine and New Brunswick.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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