Upper Skagit people

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Coast Salish people First Nations-related group Indigenous people Native American tribe tribal government

The Upper Skagit people are a Coast Salish Indigenous nation of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Skagit River in what is now Washington State.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe	4
Skagit people	3
Upper Skagit people canonical	3
Skagit peoples	2
Upper Skagit Tribe	2
Skagit tribes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2467507 — 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: Upper Skagit people
Context triple: [Lushootseed, spokenBy, Upper Skagit people]

A. Nooksack people
The Nooksack people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group traditionally inhabiting the Nooksack River valley and surrounding areas in what is now northwestern Washington State.
B. Quinault people
The Quinault people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast, known for their rich fishing traditions, cedar craftsmanship, and residence along Washington State’s southwestern Olympic Peninsula and nearby coastal areas.
C. Snohomish people
The Snohomish people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group indigenous to the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
D. Lummi people
The Lummi people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally based around the Puget Sound region of Washington State, with a rich fishing culture and deep spiritual ties to the surrounding land and waters.
E. Duwamish people
The Duwamish people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, historically known for their central role in regional trade and for leaders such as Chief Seattle.
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: Upper Skagit people
Target entity description: The Upper Skagit people are a Coast Salish Indigenous nation of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Skagit River in what is now Washington State.

A. Nooksack people
The Nooksack people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group traditionally inhabiting the Nooksack River valley and surrounding areas in what is now northwestern Washington State.
B. Quinault people
The Quinault people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast, known for their rich fishing traditions, cedar craftsmanship, and residence along Washington State’s southwestern Olympic Peninsula and nearby coastal areas.
C. Snohomish people
The Snohomish people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural and linguistic group indigenous to the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
D. Lummi people
The Lummi people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally based around the Puget Sound region of Washington State, with a rich fishing culture and deep spiritual ties to the surrounding land and waters.
E. Duwamish people
The Duwamish people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, historically known for their central role in regional trade and for leaders such as Chief Seattle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Coast Salish people ⓘ First Nations-related group ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ tribal government ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalPractice	canoe culture ⓘ potlatch ⓘ salmon ceremonies ⓘ
culturalRegion	Plateau–Coast Salish transition zone ⓘ linked to: Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone
ethnicGroupOf	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
governingBody	Upper Skagit Indian Tribe ⓘ linked to: Upper Skagit people
hasNameInEnglish	Upper Skagit ⓘ
hasNameVariant	Upper Skagit Indian Tribe ⓘ linked to: Upper Skagit people Upper Skagit Tribe ⓘ linked to: Upper Skagit people
historicalActivity	intertribal trade in Puget Sound ⓘ trade along Skagit River ⓘ
languageFamily	Salishan languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington State ⓘ linked to: Washington
partOf	Coast Salish cultural area ⓘ linked to: Coast Salish region
recognizedAs	federally recognized tribe ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Lower Skagit people ⓘ Lummi people ⓘ Nooksack people ⓘ Sauk-Suiattle people ⓘ Snohomish people ⓘ Stillaguamish people ⓘ Swinomish people ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional Coast Salish spirituality ⓘ
represents	Upper Skagit people ⓘ
traditionalHousing	cedar plank houses ⓘ longhouses ⓘ
traditionalLanguage	Lushootseed ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ riverine fishing ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	North Cascades region ⓘ linked to: North Cascades Puget Sound region ⓘ Skagit River ⓘ
usesResource	Pacific salmon ⓘ western red cedar ⓘ

How these facts were elicited