former Cree community of Winisk
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The former Cree community of Winisk was an Indigenous settlement in northern Ontario, Canada, whose residents were relocated after a devastating 1986 flood, leaving the site abandoned.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| former Cree community of Winisk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6194449 — 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: former Cree community of Winisk Context triple: [Winisk River, namedAfter, former Cree community of Winisk]
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A.
Mohawk First Nation community
The Mohawk First Nation community is an Indigenous Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people of North America with a distinct language, culture, and governance system rooted in their traditional territories along the St. Lawrence River and beyond.
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B.
Kawawachikamach Naskapi community
The Kawawachikamach Naskapi community is an Indigenous First Nations community in northern Quebec, Canada, known for preserving and promoting Naskapi culture, traditions, and language.
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C.
Nipissing First Nation
Nipissing First Nation is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) Indigenous community in northeastern Ontario, Canada, with reserve lands along Lake Nipissing and a rich cultural and political presence in the region.
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D.
Keewaywin First Nation
Keewaywin First Nation is an Oji-Cree Indigenous community and reserve in northwestern Ontario, Canada, known for its remote location and traditional cultural practices.
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E.
Wunnumin Lake First Nation
Wunnumin Lake First Nation is an Oji-Cree First Nations community in northern Ontario, Canada, known for its remote fly-in location and strong traditional culture.
- 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: former Cree community of Winisk Target entity description: The former Cree community of Winisk was an Indigenous settlement in northern Ontario, Canada, whose residents were relocated after a devastating 1986 flood, leaving the site abandoned.
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A.
Mohawk First Nation community
The Mohawk First Nation community is an Indigenous Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people of North America with a distinct language, culture, and governance system rooted in their traditional territories along the St. Lawrence River and beyond.
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B.
Kawawachikamach Naskapi community
The Kawawachikamach Naskapi community is an Indigenous First Nations community in northern Quebec, Canada, known for preserving and promoting Naskapi culture, traditions, and language.
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C.
Nipissing First Nation
Nipissing First Nation is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) Indigenous community in northeastern Ontario, Canada, with reserve lands along Lake Nipissing and a rich cultural and political presence in the region.
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D.
Keewaywin First Nation
Keewaywin First Nation is an Oji-Cree Indigenous community and reserve in northwestern Ontario, Canada, known for its remote location and traditional cultural practices.
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E.
Wunnumin Lake First Nation
Wunnumin Lake First Nation is an Oji-Cree First Nations community in northern Ontario, Canada, known for its remote fly-in location and strong traditional culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Indigenous community
ⓘ
former settlement ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Winisk River ⓘ |
| category |
Cree reserves in Ontario
ⓘ
Former populated places in Ontario ⓘ Ghost towns in Ontario ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentStatus | abandoned site ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cree ⓘ |
| eventType | flood ⓘ |
| floodConsequence |
abandonment of settlement
ⓘ
community relocation ⓘ |
| floodYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| formerSettlementType |
Indigenous settlement
ⓘ
remote northern community ⓘ |
| governingFirstNation | Weenusk First Nation ⓘ |
| hasPopulationStatus | abandoned ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople | Cree ⓘ |
| indigenousTerritory | Treaty 9 area ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Cree people
ⓘ
linked to:
Cree peoples
|
| jurisdiction |
Province of Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Ontario
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| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Far North region of Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Far North of Ontario
James Bay region ⓘ
linked to:
James Bay region of Quebec
Ontario ⓘ northern Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ontario
|
| locatedOn | shore of Hudson Bay ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named after Winisk River ⓘ |
| postRelocationStatus | uninhabited site ⓘ |
| preRelocationStatus | inhabited Cree community ⓘ |
| regionType | subarctic ⓘ |
| relocationReason | devastating flood ⓘ |
| relocationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1986 flood ⓘ |
| successorCommunity | Peawanuck ⓘ |
| successorSettlementType | relocated Cree community ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | remote fly-in community (historically) ⓘ |
| wasRelocated | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: former Cree community of Winisk Description of subject: The former Cree community of Winisk was an Indigenous settlement in northern Ontario, Canada, whose residents were relocated after a devastating 1986 flood, leaving the site abandoned.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.