Lower Skagit people
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The Lower Skagit people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group traditionally inhabiting the lower Skagit River and nearby Puget Sound areas in what is now Washington State.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Skagit people canonical | 1 |
| Skagit people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12159734 — 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: Lower Skagit people Context triple: [Upper Skagit people, relatedEthnicGroup, Lower Skagit people]
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A.
Upper Skagit people
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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B.
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.
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C.
Skokomish people
The Skokomish people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural group traditionally living around the southern shores of Washington State’s Hood Canal and the Skokomish River.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Lower Skagit people Target entity description: The Lower Skagit people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group traditionally inhabiting the lower Skagit River and nearby Puget Sound areas in what is now Washington State.
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A.
Upper Skagit people
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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B.
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.
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C.
Skokomish people
The Skokomish people are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish cultural group traditionally living around the southern shores of Washington State’s Hood Canal and the Skokomish River.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lower Skagit people