Yakima (Yakama) people

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Columbia Plateau tribe Indian reservation Indigenous people of the United States Native American people federally recognized tribe

The Yakima (Yakama) people are a Native American nation of the Columbia Plateau in the Pacific Northwest, known for their rich fishing traditions along the Columbia River and their role in regional trade and resistance to U.S. expansion.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Yakama people	12
Yakima (Yakama) people canonical	2
Yakima people	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4908111 — 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: Yakima (Yakama) people
Context triple: [Indigenous peoples of the Plateau, hasNotableGroup, Yakima (Yakama) people]

A. Kalapuya people
The Kalapuya people are a Native American group indigenous to western Oregon, known for their distinct language and culture and for traditionally living in small, semi-sedentary communities centered on hunting, fishing, and the management of camas prairies.
B. Spokan people
The Spokan people are a Native American tribe of the Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally centered along the Spokane River in what is now eastern Washington.
C. 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.
D. Umatilla people
The Umatilla people are a Native American tribe of the Columbia Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Umatilla River in what is now northeastern Oregon.
E. Puyallup people
The Puyallup people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along Washington’s Puyallup River and Puget Sound and known for their rich fishing culture and resilience in the face of colonization.
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: Yakima (Yakama) people
Target entity description: The Yakima (Yakama) people are a Native American nation of the Columbia Plateau in the Pacific Northwest, known for their rich fishing traditions along the Columbia River and their role in regional trade and resistance to U.S. expansion.

A. Kalapuya people
The Kalapuya people are a Native American group indigenous to western Oregon, known for their distinct language and culture and for traditionally living in small, semi-sedentary communities centered on hunting, fishing, and the management of camas prairies.
B. Spokan people
The Spokan people are a Native American tribe of the Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally centered along the Spokane River in what is now eastern Washington.
C. 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.
D. Umatilla people
The Umatilla people are a Native American tribe of the Columbia Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Umatilla River in what is now northeastern Oregon.
E. Puyallup people
The Puyallup people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along Washington’s Puyallup River and Puget Sound and known for their rich fishing culture and resilience in the face of colonization.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Columbia Plateau tribe ⓘ Indian reservation ⓘ Indigenous people of the United States ⓘ Native American people ⓘ federally recognized tribe ⓘ
alternateName	Yakama people ⓘ linked to: Yakima (Yakama) people Yakima people ⓘ linked to: Yakima (Yakama) people
associatedRiver	Columbia River ⓘ Yakima River ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalPractice	berry picking ⓘ root gathering ⓘ seasonal round subsistence cycle ⓘ
culturalRegion	Plateau culture area ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ fishing rights and fisheries ⓘ timber ⓘ
governmentType	tribal government ⓘ
hasFederallyRecognizedTribe	Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation ⓘ linked to: Yakama Nation
involvedIn	Yakima War ⓘ
knownFor	regional trade networks ⓘ resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ salmon fishing on the Columbia River ⓘ
languageFamily	Sahaptian languages ⓘ
legalStatus	sovereign tribal nation within the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington ⓘ
nativeTo	Columbia Plateau ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
partOf	Plateau cultural area ⓘ
primaryState	Washington ⓘ
region	Inland Northwest ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional Plateau spirituality ⓘ
represents	Yakima (Yakama) people ⓘ
reservation	Yakama Indian Reservation ⓘ
rights	hunting and gathering rights off-reservation under treaty ⓘ reserved fishing rights under treaty ⓘ
timePeriodOfYakimaWar	1855–1858 ⓘ
tradeRole	intermediaries between Plateau and coastal peoples ⓘ
traditionalHousing	mat lodges ⓘ pit houses ⓘ
traditionalLanguage	Yakama Sahaptin ⓘ linked to: Yakama language
traditionalSubsistence	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Columbia River region ⓘ linked to: Columbia River Basin Yakima River basin ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of 1855 ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)

How these facts were elicited