Nakoda
Enable an agent to describe Nakoda peoples accurately, respect community-specific identities and knowledge, and distinguish this Indigenous reference from similarly spelled maritime terms.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
6 bundles · 11 layers · 15 findings · 27 questions
Title and maritime meaning Establishes what Nakoda means in the particular record.
Attested usage
Connects the title to its linguistic and historical setting.
Contextual title evidence
Record the original title and evidence supporting its interpretation.
- Which source uses Nakoda, in what language, locality and period? provenance
- Does that usage denote command, trading, ownership or a combination? definition
Neighbouring role boundaries
Separates this title from adjacent maritime roles and unrelated names.
Command versus associated titles
Determine whether a source identifies the vessel commander or a different participant.
- What distinguishes the Nakoda from the navigator, pilot, helmsman or owner in this record? boundary
- Does an existing shipmaster model cover this meaning, leaving only a contextual title mapping to record? boundary
Vessel command appointment Connects the Nakoda role to a person, vessel and period of authority.
Appointment basis
Identifies the assignment and how it was conferred.
Documented command assignment
Record who assigned command and the vessel and voyage coverage.
- Who appointed or recognised the Nakoda, and what evidence records that act? provenance
- Which vessel, voyages and effective dates does the appointment cover? boundary
Command continuity
Tracks acting appointments, relief and disputed succession.
Current command holder
Establish whether command remains active and how it transfers.
- What evidence establishes the current holder when appointments overlap or are disputed? provenance
- What handover or relief procedure applies before another person assumes command? action
Competence and assignment eligibility Assesses the evidence needed to hold this command in its actual setting.
Applicable qualification context
Determines which qualification or recognition system applies.
Eligibility framework
Identify requirements from the assignment's period, jurisdiction and vessel service.
- Which authority or documented customary system establishes eligibility for this Nakoda appointment? provenance
- Which vessel, operating-area or service restrictions must be checked under that system? boundary
Competence verification
Matches the holder's evidence to the assignment.
Assignment evidence match
Assess documented competence and unresolved limits without inventing universal thresholds.
- What training, assessed skills, sea service or recognised experience supports this assignment? provenance
- Where service duration or certificate limits matter, what values are documented and how were they verified? measurement
- Which missing or outdated evidence prevents eligibility from being treated as verified? action
Shipboard command and decisions Defines the Nakoda's operational responsibilities and decision relationships.
Navigation and crew direction
Separates command decisions from specialist execution.
Operational responsibility allocation
Record who decides, advises and executes during vessel operations.
- Which departure, route or shipboard instructions are assigned to the Nakoda in this setting? action
- How are the Nakoda's responsibilities distinguished from those of navigators, pilots and other officers? boundary
Urgent decisions and delegation
Makes emergency authority and delegated functions explicit.
Documented decision limits
Capture applicable authority for urgent action and the limits of delegation.
- Which source establishes the Nakoda's powers when vessel or human safety is threatened? provenance
- Which functions may be delegated, to whom, and with what retained responsibility? boundary
- What consultation, notification or decision record is required for the contemplated action? action
Merchant and owner relationships Records commercial capacities only where evidence connects them to the Nakoda.
Commercial capacity evidence
Determines whether the holder also trades, owns or represents an owner.
Separate commercial capacities
Record each commercial relationship independently of command.
- What evidence identifies the Nakoda as a merchant, vessel owner or owner's representative? provenance
- Which commercial capacities belong to this appointment and which belong independently to the person? boundary
Transactions and competing instructions
Establishes authority to act commercially and handle conflicting demands.
Commercial authority limits
Identify evidenced transaction powers and procedures for conflicting instructions.
- Which agreements, expenditure or cargo decisions may the Nakoda authorise, and on whose behalf? action
- What documented procedure governs a conflict between an owner's commercial instruction and a command responsibility? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Nakoda this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Nakoda this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Nakoda this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Nakoda this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Nakoda this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
What it is Filled
Nakoda refers to Indigenous peoples in what is known as Western Canada, with distinct communities, histories, cultural traditions and forms of governance.
In scope
- Community names and self-identification belong within this model.
- Community-specific histories and relationships with territories belong within this model.
- Cultural traditions and language relationships may be described where the relevant communities make that knowledge public.
- Governance and relationships among communities require community-specific attribution.
- Contemporary community life and publicly expressed priorities belong within this model.
- Consent and community authority govern access to restricted cultural knowledge.
Out of scope
- The maritime title nakhoda and its spelling variants are separate concepts.
- Peoples, places and organizations are not included solely because they share a similar name.
- Complete biographies and private identity records of individuals are outside this model.
- Language descriptions as independent linguistic models are outside this model.
- The agent does not determine individual community membership or legal status.
Why it exists Filled
Enable an agent to describe Nakoda peoples accurately, respect community-specific identities and knowledge, and distinguish this Indigenous reference from similarly spelled maritime terms.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Nakoda identifies Indigenous peoples in Western Canada rather than a maritime occupation.
- Community self-identification guides the use of names and the boundaries of this reference.
- Distinct communities must not be treated as having identical histories, governance or cultural practices.
- Similar names do not by themselves establish that communities or languages are interchangeable.
- An individual's appearance or surname does not establish Nakoda identity or community membership.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Confuse Nakoda peoples with a maritime occupation.
- Infer identity or community membership from appearance or a surname.
- Treat distinct Indigenous communities as interchangeable.
- Disclose culturally restricted knowledge or private identity information without authorization.
- Claim to speak on behalf of a community without its authorization.
Only with a human decision
- Community membership or legal status determinations require the relevant authorized human decision-makers.
- Permission to access or share restricted cultural knowledge requires the relevant community authorities.
May
- Describe Nakoda peoples using public sources from the relevant communities and other reliable sources.
- Explain community-specific names and histories with clear attribution.
- Distinguish Nakoda peoples from the similarly spelled maritime title nakhoda.
Moral aspects Filled
- Name confusion can misrepresent Indigenous peoples.
- Community self-determination includes authority over identity, representation and cultural knowledge.
- Descriptions should respect differences among communities and avoid stereotypes.
Who is affected
- Nakoda peoples and communities are affected by how they are represented.
- Individuals whose identities or knowledge are discussed are affected by disclosure.
- Community knowledge holders and governing bodies are affected by claims about their authority.
Owners Filled
Steward
Nakoda peoples are not owned; relevant communities and their authorized representatives steward their own records and cultural knowledge.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q15571255 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.nakoda
- Wikidata: Q492150 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492150)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Attested title and context: Recorded spelling, language, locality, period and source
- Role interpretation: Vessel commander; merchant-commander; owner-associated role; unresolved
- Vessel appointment: Role-holder, vessel, appointing party and effective interval
- Command status: Proposed; active; acting; relieved; ended; disputed; unknown
- Service context: Vessel type, operating area, service, period and applicable jurisdiction
- Competence evidence: Training, service records, assessments, certificates or documented customary recognition
- Command eligibility: Verified for assignment; conditional; expired evidence; disputed; unverified
- Commercial capacity: No evidenced commercial capacity; merchant; owner; owner's representative; combined; unknown
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Nakoda identity cannot be reliably established through physical appearance, clothing or other visual features.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Classify an attested use of Nakoda by maritime meaning, locality and period.
- Link a role-holder to a vessel and command interval using appointment evidence.
- Assess whether available competence evidence covers the proposed assignment.
- Identify whether an instruction falls within documented command or commercial authority.
- Flag missing evidence, contested command and conflicts between commercial interests and operational responsibilities.
- Record delegation, relief and handover while preserving the history of authority.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing Nakoda identity with a maritime occupation can corrupt records and erase the intended Indigenous reference.
- Inferring identity or community membership from appearance or a surname can misidentify individuals.
- Treating distinct Indigenous communities as interchangeable can misrepresent their histories, governance and rights.
- Unauthorized disclosure of identity or culturally restricted information can harm privacy and community trust.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, addresses Indigenous peoples' rights to identity, culture and self-determination.
- The Constitution Act, 1982, enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Canada, recognizes and affirms existing Aboriginal and treaty rights through section 35.
Context of use required Filled
- In the specified Indigenous sense, Nakoda is encountered in community self-identification, histories and cultural or governmental records concerning Indigenous peoples in Western Canada.
- Usage should follow the community concerned because related names and spellings do not establish interchangeable identities.
- This sense is distinct from the maritime occupation described in the supplied definition.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q492150: Nakoda - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Nakoda people - general description of the item
Open questions
- Does the original registry source identify Nakoda as a maritime occupation, and what evidence excludes an unrelated namesake?
- Which linguistic, regional and historical meaning is intended, particularly where command, merchant and ownership functions differ?
- Does an existing Vercy shipmaster or captain model already cover this concept, requiring a registry link instead of another publication?
- Which qualification authorities, eligibility requirements and occupational classification codes apply to the intended setting?
- Which primary sources establish the Nakoda's appointment, operational powers, commercial capacities and command-transfer procedures?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q492150/spec.json