Cannon Ball
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Cannon Ball is a small unincorporated community in North Dakota located within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, known for its significance in Native American affairs and recent environmental protests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cannon Ball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7540664 — 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: Cannon Ball Context triple: [Standing Rock Indian Reservation, containsSettlement, Cannon Ball]
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A.
Cannonball
"Cannonball" is an alternative rock song by The Breeders, widely recognized as their breakout hit from the early 1990s.
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B.
Cannonball
Cannonball was the nickname of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, a prominent American jazz alto saxophonist known for his work in hard bop and soul jazz.
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C.
The Cannon
The Cannon is the ring nickname of Shannon Briggs, an American heavyweight boxer and former world champion known for his punching power and outspoken personality.
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D.
Buckshot
Buckshot is an American rapper best known as the frontman of the influential hip-hop group Black Moon and co-founder of the Boot Camp Clik collective.
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E.
Tsar Cannon
The Tsar Cannon is an enormous 16th-century Russian bronze artillery piece in the Moscow Kremlin, famed more as a symbol of military might and craftsmanship than for any actual use in battle.
- 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: Cannon Ball Target entity description: Cannon Ball is a small unincorporated community in North Dakota located within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, known for its significance in Native American affairs and recent environmental protests.
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A.
Cannonball
"Cannonball" is an alternative rock song by The Breeders, widely recognized as their breakout hit from the early 1990s.
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B.
Cannonball
Cannonball was the nickname of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, a prominent American jazz alto saxophonist known for his work in hard bop and soul jazz.
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C.
The Cannon
The Cannon is the ring nickname of Shannon Briggs, an American heavyweight boxer and former world champion known for his punching power and outspoken personality.
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D.
Buckshot
Buckshot is an American rapper best known as the frontman of the influential hip-hop group Black Moon and co-founder of the Boot Camp Clik collective.
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E.
Tsar Cannon
The Tsar Cannon is an enormous 16th-century Russian bronze artillery piece in the Moscow Kremlin, famed more as a symbol of military might and craftsmanship than for any actual use in battle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| category |
Census-designated places in North Dakota
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Populated places in Sioux County, North Dakota ⓘ Standing Rock Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ Unincorporated communities in North Dakota ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Sioux County, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Dakota
NERFINISHED
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Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Standing Rock Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Native American ⓘ |
| governingBody | Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 701 ⓘ |
| hasFeature | proximity to Missouri River confluence ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Cannonball River or cannonball-shaped rock formations ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | census-designated place ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
Native American affairs
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environmental activism ⓘ |
| knownFor | protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Dakota
NERFINISHED
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Standing Rock Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ Standing Rock Sioux Tribe territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Sioux County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | south-central North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Cannonball River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Bismarck, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyEventLocation | Dakota Access Pipeline protest camps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
NERFINISHED
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe jurisdiction ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| postalCode | 58528 ⓘ |
| state | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | served by local reservation roads ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cannon Ball Description of subject: Cannon Ball is a small unincorporated community in North Dakota located within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, known for its significance in Native American affairs and recent environmental protests.
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