Indigenous peoples of Florida
E376069
The Indigenous peoples of Florida are the diverse Native American groups, including historic tribes like the Calusa, Timucua, and Apalachee and modern Seminole and Miccosukee nations, whose cultures, histories, and descendants are rooted in the Florida peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indigenous peoples of Florida canonical | 5 |
| indigenous peoples of Southwest Florida | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3636854 — 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: Indigenous peoples of Florida Context triple: [Maimies, partOf, Indigenous peoples of Florida]
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A.
Apalachee people
The Apalachee people are a Native American tribe historically located in the Florida Panhandle, known for their complex agricultural society and early contact with Spanish colonizers.
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B.
Pensacola people
The Pensacola people were a Native American group of the Gulf Coast region, historically associated with what is now the western Florida Panhandle and nearby areas.
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C.
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas are the original Amerindian inhabitants of the Guiana region in northeastern South America, encompassing diverse tribes with distinct languages, cultures, and histories across areas including French Guiana.
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D.
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Florida, culturally related to the Seminole and known for its Everglades homeland and sovereign tribal enterprises.
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E.
Seminole
The Seminole are a Native American people originally from Florida, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and forced relocation during the 19th century.
- 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: Indigenous peoples of Florida Target entity description: The Indigenous peoples of Florida are the diverse Native American groups, including historic tribes like the Calusa, Timucua, and Apalachee and modern Seminole and Miccosukee nations, whose cultures, histories, and descendants are rooted in the Florida peninsula.
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A.
Apalachee people
The Apalachee people are a Native American tribe historically located in the Florida Panhandle, known for their complex agricultural society and early contact with Spanish colonizers.
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B.
Pensacola people
The Pensacola people were a Native American group of the Gulf Coast region, historically associated with what is now the western Florida Panhandle and nearby areas.
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C.
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas are the original Amerindian inhabitants of the Guiana region in northeastern South America, encompassing diverse tribes with distinct languages, cultures, and histories across areas including French Guiana.
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D.
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Florida, culturally related to the Seminole and known for its Everglades homeland and sovereign tribal enterprises.
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E.
Seminole
The Seminole are a Native American people originally from Florida, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and forced relocation during the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American peoples
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
British colonial period in Florida
ⓘ
Indian Removal policies ⓘ Seminole Wars ⓘ Spanish colonization of Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Florida
United States expansion into Florida ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRegion |
Atlantic Coast of Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic coast of Florida
Everglades ⓘ Florida Panhandle ⓘ Gulf Coast of Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Florida Gulf Coast
interior peninsula of Florida ⓘ |
| descendantsInclude |
Miccosukee people
ⓘ
Seminole people ⓘ
linked to:
Seminole
|
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ shellfish harvesting ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanContactPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanContactWith | Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| governedBy | tribal governments ⓘ |
| hasHistoricTribe |
Ais
ⓘ
Apalachee ⓘ Calusa ⓘ Mayaimi ⓘ Mocama ⓘ Potano ⓘ S saturated Timucua chiefdoms ⓘ Tequesta ⓘ Timucua ⓘ Tocobaga ⓘ |
| hasModernNation |
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
ⓘ
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ Seminole Tribe of Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Seminole
|
| heritagePreservedIn |
archaeological sites in Florida
ⓘ
museums in Florida ⓘ reservation lands in Florida ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Apalachee language
ⓘ
Calusa language ⓘ Muskogean languages ⓘ Timucuan language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Florida peninsula ⓘ
linked to:
Florida Peninsula
|
| materialCulture |
chickee houses
ⓘ
dugout canoes ⓘ mound-building ⓘ shell mounds ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Woodlands
Native Americans in the United States ⓘ
linked to:
Native Americans
|
| recognizedBy |
State of Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Florida
United States federal government ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| religion | traditional Indigenous religions of the Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Mississippian period ⓘ Paleoindian period ⓘ Woodland period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indigenous peoples of Florida Description of subject: The Indigenous peoples of Florida are the diverse Native American groups, including historic tribes like the Calusa, Timucua, and Apalachee and modern Seminole and Miccosukee nations, whose cultures, histories, and descendants are rooted in the Florida peninsula.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Florida