The Last Frontier
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The Last Frontier is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes the tragic 1878 Cheyenne exodus and their struggle for freedom from forced relocation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Frontier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8135418 — 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: The Last Frontier Context triple: [Howard Fast, notableWork, The Last Frontier]
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A.
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a popular nickname for Alaska, highlighting its vast wilderness, remoteness, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
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B.
The Last Frontier
"The Last Frontier" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the extreme wildlife and environments at the edges of the polar regions.
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C.
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost is a 1935 adventure war film set on the Northwest Frontier during World War I, starring Cary Grant and Claude Rains, in which Gertrude Michael appears in a supporting role.
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D.
Rim of the World
Rim of the World is a 2019 science-fiction adventure film about a group of kids at summer camp who must band together to survive an alien invasion.
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E.
Polar Frontier
Polar Frontier is an Arctic-themed exhibit at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium that showcases polar bears and other cold-climate wildlife in naturalistic habitats.
- 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: The Last Frontier Target entity description: The Last Frontier is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes the tragic 1878 Cheyenne exodus and their struggle for freedom from forced relocation.
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A.
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a popular nickname for Alaska, highlighting its vast wilderness, remoteness, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
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B.
The Last Frontier
"The Last Frontier" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the extreme wildlife and environments at the edges of the polar regions.
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C.
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost is a 1935 adventure war film set on the Northwest Frontier during World War I, starring Cary Grant and Claude Rains, in which Gertrude Michael appears in a supporting role.
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D.
Rim of the World
Rim of the World is a 2019 science-fiction adventure film about a group of kids at summer camp who must band together to survive an alien invasion.
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E.
Polar Frontier
Polar Frontier is an Arctic-themed exhibit at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium that showcases polar bears and other cold-climate wildlife in naturalistic habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| addresses |
colonialism in North America
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ racial injustice in the United States ⓘ |
| author | Howard Fast ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Cheyenne exodus
ⓘ
U.S. government Indian policy ⓘ forced marches ⓘ reservation system ⓘ |
| genre |
Western novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalBasis | real events of the Northern Cheyenne flight ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | sympathetic to Native Americans ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | politically engaged fiction ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
cultural identity
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ injustice ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cheyenne people
ⓘ
Native American history ⓘ Northern Cheyenne exodus of 1878 ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Cheyenne Exodus
forced relocation of Native Americans ⓘ struggle for freedom ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| portrays |
conditions on Indian reservations
ⓘ
conflict between Native Americans and U.S. authorities ⓘ military pursuit of the Cheyenne ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Great Plains
ⓘ
Indian Territory ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingTime |
1878
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Howard Fast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Frontier Description of subject: The Last Frontier is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes the tragic 1878 Cheyenne exodus and their struggle for freedom from forced relocation.
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