Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico
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Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico is a federally recognized reservation in south-central New Mexico that serves as the homeland of the Mescalero Apache Tribe and other Apache groups.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mescalero Apache Reservation | 4 |
| Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9783968 — 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: Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico Context triple: [Chiricahua Apache, associatedReservation, Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico]
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A.
Jemez Indian Reservation
The Jemez Indian Reservation is the federally recognized homeland of the Jemez Pueblo people in north-central New Mexico, encompassing their community, culture, and traditional lands.
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B.
Zuni Reservation
The Zuni Reservation is the homeland of the Zuni Pueblo people in western New Mexico, known for its rich Indigenous culture, traditional arts, and historic villages.
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C.
Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation
Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation was a 19th-century U.S. government internment site in New Mexico where thousands of Navajo (Diné) and Mescalero Apache were forcibly relocated and confined under harsh conditions.
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D.
Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation
Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation in northern New Mexico that encompasses the historic Taos Pueblo community and its surrounding tribal lands.
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E.
Acoma Indian Reservation
The Acoma Indian Reservation is the federally recognized homeland of the Acoma Pueblo people in western New Mexico, encompassing their historic mesa-top village and surrounding lands.
- 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: Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico Target entity description: Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico is a federally recognized reservation in south-central New Mexico that serves as the homeland of the Mescalero Apache Tribe and other Apache groups.
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A.
Jemez Indian Reservation
The Jemez Indian Reservation is the federally recognized homeland of the Jemez Pueblo people in north-central New Mexico, encompassing their community, culture, and traditional lands.
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B.
Zuni Reservation
The Zuni Reservation is the homeland of the Zuni Pueblo people in western New Mexico, known for its rich Indigenous culture, traditional arts, and historic villages.
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C.
Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation
Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation was a 19th-century U.S. government internment site in New Mexico where thousands of Navajo (Diné) and Mescalero Apache were forcibly relocated and confined under harsh conditions.
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D.
Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation
Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation in northern New Mexico that encompasses the historic Taos Pueblo community and its surrounding tribal lands.
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E.
Acoma Indian Reservation
The Acoma Indian Reservation is the federally recognized homeland of the Acoma Pueblo people in western New Mexico, encompassing their historic mesa-top village and surrounding lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indian reservation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Mescalero Apache Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Lincoln National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Blanca Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Ski Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSettlement | Mescalero, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody | Mescalero Apache Tribal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | continental climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Apache ceremonial dances
ⓘ
coming-of-age ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasDST | Mountain Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ gaming ⓘ hunting and fishing enterprises ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
high desert ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Mescalero Apache Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | tribal government ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | tribal trust land ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Native American Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasTimezone | Mountain Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTribalHeadquarters | Mescalero, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homelandOf |
Chiricahua Apache
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lipan Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ Mescalero Apache Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ Otero County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ south-central New Mexico ⓘ |
| namedFor | Mescalero Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Apache homelands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| servedBy |
Bureau of Indian Affairs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Health Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalPeople | Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribe |
Chiricahua Apache
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lipan Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ Mescalero Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico Description of subject: Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico is a federally recognized reservation in south-central New Mexico that serves as the homeland of the Mescalero Apache Tribe and other Apache groups.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mescalero Apache Reservation
this entity surface form:
Mescalero Apache Reservation
this entity surface form:
Mescalero Apache Reservation
this entity surface form:
Mescalero Apache Reservation