Fort Resolution
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Fort Resolution is a small, predominantly Indigenous community in Canada's Northwest Territories, known as one of the oldest settlements in the region and a historic trading post on the shores of Great Slave Lake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Resolution canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5046979 — 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: Fort Resolution Context triple: [Great Slave Lake, cityOnShore, Fort Resolution]
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A.
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Rosebud Indian Reservation is a large Native American reservation in south-central South Dakota that is home primarily to the Sicangu Oyate, or Rosebud Sioux Tribe, of the Lakota people.
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B.
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Fort Hall Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation in southeastern Idaho that serves as the homeland of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
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C.
Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon is a remote Alaskan city within the Arctic Circle, historically a Gwich'in Athabascan settlement and former Hudson's Bay Company trading post.
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D.
Omaha Reservation
The Omaha Reservation is a Native American reservation in northeastern Nebraska that serves as the homeland and administrative center of the Omaha people.
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E.
Crow Indian Reservation
Crow Indian Reservation is a large Native American reservation in south-central Montana that serves as the homeland of the Crow (Apsáalooke) Nation.
- 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: Fort Resolution Target entity description: Fort Resolution is a small, predominantly Indigenous community in Canada's Northwest Territories, known as one of the oldest settlements in the region and a historic trading post on the shores of Great Slave Lake.
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A.
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Rosebud Indian Reservation is a large Native American reservation in south-central South Dakota that is home primarily to the Sicangu Oyate, or Rosebud Sioux Tribe, of the Lakota people.
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B.
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Fort Hall Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation in southeastern Idaho that serves as the homeland of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
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C.
Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon is a remote Alaskan city within the Arctic Circle, historically a Gwich'in Athabascan settlement and former Hudson's Bay Company trading post.
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D.
Omaha Reservation
The Omaha Reservation is a Native American reservation in northeastern Nebraska that serves as the homeland and administrative center of the Omaha people.
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E.
Crow Indian Reservation
Crow Indian Reservation is a large Native American reservation in south-central Montana that serves as the homeland of the Crow (Apsáalooke) Nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community
ⓘ
hamlet ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| accessRoute | Highway 6 (Fort Resolution Highway) ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalFeature | strong Dene and Métis cultural traditions ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
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government services ⓘ tourism ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| educationFacility | local community school ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 160 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hamlet of Fort Resolution Council ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Fort Resolution Airport ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 867 ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | approximately 61.18°N ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | approximately 113.67°W ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | X0E ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | hamlet in the Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| healthcareFacility | community health centre ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Hudson’s Bay Company post
ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson's Bay Company trading center
fur trading post ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early contact point between Indigenous peoples and European traders
ⓘ
longstanding Hudson’s Bay Company presence ⓘ |
| indigenousPeoples |
Dene
ⓘ
Métis ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest settlements in the Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | South Slave Region ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Great Slave Lake ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterBody | Slave River delta region ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Little Buffalo River ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Slave administrative region of Northwest Territories
ⓘ
linked to:
South Slave Region
|
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly Indigenous ⓘ |
| primaryLanguages |
Chipewyan (Dene Suline)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dene Suline (Chipewyan)
English ⓘ Slavey ⓘ |
| recreation |
boating on Great Slave Lake
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ |
| regionalCentreFor | surrounding Indigenous communities on Great Slave Lake ⓘ |
| regionType |
South Slave Region community
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linked to:
South Slave Region
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| transportInfrastructure |
all-weather road connection to territorial highway network
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gravel airstrip ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Resolution Description of subject: Fort Resolution is a small, predominantly Indigenous community in Canada's Northwest Territories, known as one of the oldest settlements in the region and a historic trading post on the shores of Great Slave Lake.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.