Assertion: american shad | /r/CapableOf | provide food
Facets:
value: to settlers
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to native tribes
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for hundreds of years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It has provided food, income, and culture to native tribes and settlers for hundreds of years.
text: It was selected because: 1) it is a native Connecticut fish; 2) it has great historical significance in that it provided food for Native Americans and colonists; 3) it was, and continues to be, of great commercial value to the State; and 4) because the hardiness of this migratory fish reflects the true Connecticut spirit as stated in our motto "Qui Transtulit Sustinet