Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa

E144700

Native American reservation census-designated place

Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa is a federally recognized Native American community and tribal land of the Meskwaki Nation located near Tama in central Iowa.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Meskwaki Settlement	13
Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa canonical	10
Meskwaki Indian Settlement	2
Meskwaki Settlement in Iowa	2
Meskwaki Settlement in Tama County, Iowa	2
Meskwaki Nation in Iowa	1
Meskwaki Settlement community	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1272709 — 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: Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa
Context triple: [Meskwaki, settlement, Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa]

A. Lowden, Iowa
Lowden, Iowa is a small rural city in eastern Iowa known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
B. McClelland, Iowa
McClelland, Iowa is a small rural community located in Pottawattamie County in the western part of the state.
C. Attica, Iowa
Attica, Iowa is a small unincorporated rural community located in Marion County in the U.S. state of Iowa.
D. Calumet, Iowa
Calumet, Iowa is a small rural city located in O'Brien County in the northwestern part of the state.
E. Rock Valley, Iowa
Rock Valley, Iowa is a small city in northwestern Iowa known for its agricultural economy and close-knit rural community.
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: Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa
Target entity description: Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa is a federally recognized Native American community and tribal land of the Meskwaki Nation located near Tama in central Iowa.

A. Lowden, Iowa
Lowden, Iowa is a small rural city in eastern Iowa known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
B. McClelland, Iowa
McClelland, Iowa is a small rural community located in Pottawattamie County in the western part of the state.
C. Attica, Iowa
Attica, Iowa is a small unincorporated rural community located in Marion County in the U.S. state of Iowa.
D. Calumet, Iowa
Calumet, Iowa is a small rural city located in O'Brien County in the northwestern part of the state.
E. Rock Valley, Iowa
Rock Valley, Iowa is a small city in northwestern Iowa known for its agricultural economy and close-knit rural community.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American reservation ⓘ census-designated place ⓘ
administeredBy	Meskwaki Nation ⓘ Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
ethnicGroup	Meskwaki people ⓘ linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
federalRecognitionStatus	federally recognized tribe ⓘ
governingBody	Meskwaki Tribal Council ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Meskwaki Indian Settlement ⓘ linked to: Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa Settlement ⓘ linked to: Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
hasAssociatedPeople	Fox people ⓘ Sauk people ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage	Meskwaki (Fox) traditions ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution	Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ cultural tourism ⓘ tribal gaming ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Meskwaki Settlement School ⓘ
hasGovernmentType	tribal government ⓘ
hasHeritageLanguage	Meskwaki language ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	tribal jurisdiction ⓘ
hasLandStatus	tribal land ⓘ trust land ⓘ
hasLegalDesignation	Indian reservation ⓘ census-designated place ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Meskwaki Settlement ⓘ linked to: Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa
hasPopulationCharacteristic	predominantly Meskwaki ⓘ
hasPostalAddressRegion	Tama, Iowa ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPrimaryReligion	Christianity ⓘ Native American traditional religion ⓘ
hasRights	self-determination under U.S. federal Indian law ⓘ
hasTribalGovernment	yes ⓘ
isHomeOf	Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa ⓘ
isSelfGoverning	yes ⓘ
isWithinSovereignState	Iowa ⓘ
locatedIn	Iowa ⓘ Tama County, Iowa ⓘ
locatedInRegion	central Iowa ⓘ
near	Tama, Iowa ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime	true ⓘ
partOf	Meskwaki Nation ⓘ
recognizedAs	sovereign tribal community ⓘ
recognizedBy	United States Bureau of Indian Affairs ⓘ linked to: Bureau of Indian Affairs
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
tribalAffiliation	Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa ⓘ

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Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meskwaki → settlement → Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa ⓘ

subject linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)

Meskwaki → currentPrimaryLocation → Meskwaki Settlement in Tama County, Iowa ⓘ

subject linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)