Boldt Decision
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The Boldt Decision is a landmark 1974 U.S. federal court ruling that affirmed Native American treaty fishing rights in Washington State by allocating roughly half of the harvestable fish to treaty tribes.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22317729 — 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: Boldt Decision Context triple: [United States v. Washington, alsoKnownAs, Boldt Decision]
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Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States is a 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case that denied compensable property rights to an Alaska Native group by relying on the Doctrine of Discovery to limit Indigenous land claims.
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Johnson v. M’Intosh
Johnson v. M’Intosh is an 1823 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the doctrine that private individuals could not purchase lands directly from Native Americans, affirming federal supremacy over Indian land transactions and shaping American property and Indigenous land rights law.
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Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903
The Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903 was an international arbitration panel that settled the long-disputed border between Alaska and Canada, particularly clarifying territorial claims along the Pacific coast.
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White Earth Land Recovery Project
The White Earth Land Recovery Project is an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization focused on reclaiming Anishinaabe lands and revitalizing traditional food systems, culture, and environmental stewardship on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota.
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Putah Creek Accord
The Putah Creek Accord is a landmark environmental water management agreement that restored natural flows and improved habitat and fisheries in California’s Putah Creek through cooperative settlement among local agencies and stakeholders.
- 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: Boldt Decision Target entity description: The Boldt Decision is a landmark 1974 U.S. federal court ruling that affirmed Native American treaty fishing rights in Washington State by allocating roughly half of the harvestable fish to treaty tribes.
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A.
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States is a 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case that denied compensable property rights to an Alaska Native group by relying on the Doctrine of Discovery to limit Indigenous land claims.
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B.
Johnson v. M’Intosh
Johnson v. M’Intosh is an 1823 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the doctrine that private individuals could not purchase lands directly from Native Americans, affirming federal supremacy over Indian land transactions and shaping American property and Indigenous land rights law.
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C.
Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903
The Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903 was an international arbitration panel that settled the long-disputed border between Alaska and Canada, particularly clarifying territorial claims along the Pacific coast.
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D.
White Earth Land Recovery Project
The White Earth Land Recovery Project is an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization focused on reclaiming Anishinaabe lands and revitalizing traditional food systems, culture, and environmental stewardship on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota.
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E.
Putah Creek Accord
The Putah Creek Accord is a landmark environmental water management agreement that restored natural flows and improved habitat and fisheries in California’s Putah Creek through cooperative settlement among local agencies and stakeholders.
- F. None of above. chosen
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