Shoshone scouts
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Shoshone scouts were Native American auxiliaries from the Shoshone tribe who served as guides, trackers, and combat support for the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars of the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shoshone scouts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10709496 — 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: Shoshone scouts Context triple: [Battle of the Tongue River (1876), U.S. units, Shoshone scouts]
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A.
Navajo scouts
Navajo scouts were Native American auxiliaries recruited by the U.S. Army, known for their role as trackers and guides in military campaigns in the American Southwest.
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B.
Custer
Custer is a surname most famously associated with George Armstrong Custer, the U.S. Army officer and cavalry commander who died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Kiowa Six
The Kiowa Six were a pioneering group of early 20th-century Kiowa artists whose paintings helped introduce Native American art to the international fine art world.
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D.
Teton Sioux
Teton Sioux refers to the Lakota, a Native American people of the Great Plains known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture and central role in 19th-century Plains history.
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E.
Donner
Donner is one of Santa Claus's traditional flying reindeer, often depicted as helping pull Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve.
- 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: Shoshone scouts Target entity description: Shoshone scouts were Native American auxiliaries from the Shoshone tribe who served as guides, trackers, and combat support for the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars of the late 19th century.
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A.
Navajo scouts
Navajo scouts were Native American auxiliaries recruited by the U.S. Army, known for their role as trackers and guides in military campaigns in the American Southwest.
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B.
Custer
Custer is a surname most famously associated with George Armstrong Custer, the U.S. Army officer and cavalry commander who died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Kiowa Six
The Kiowa Six were a pioneering group of early 20th-century Kiowa artists whose paintings helped introduce Native American art to the international fine art world.
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D.
Teton Sioux
Teton Sioux refers to the Lakota, a Native American people of the Great Plains known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture and central role in 19th-century Plains history.
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E.
Donner
Donner is one of Santa Claus's traditional flying reindeer, often depicted as helping pull Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Indian Scouts
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auxiliary military unit ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Great Basin region
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Basin
Idaho Territory ⓘ Montana Territory ⓘ Rocky Mountains region ⓘ
linked to:
Rocky Mountain region
Utah Territory ⓘ Wyoming Territory ⓘ |
| associatedWith | United States Indian Scouts program ⓘ |
| compensation | paid by the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Indian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American wars
|
| countryServed | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalBackground |
Great Basin Native Americans
ⓘ
linked to:
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
|
| distinguishingFeature |
expertise in local geography
ⓘ
knowledge of regional Native groups ⓘ tracking skills ⓘ |
| employer | U.S. Army officers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Shoshone people ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
U.S. westward expansion
ⓘ
frontier military campaigns ⓘ |
| language |
Shoshone language
ⓘ
linked to:
Shoshoni language
|
| legacy | part of the broader history of Native American military service in the U.S. ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
frontier defense
ⓘ
irregular warfare support ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | auxiliary personnel rather than regular troops ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | campaigns against hostile bands during the Indian Wars ⓘ |
| opponent | hostile Native American groups ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis |
local terrain knowledge
ⓘ
tribal affiliation ⓘ |
| role |
combat support
ⓘ
guide ⓘ tracker ⓘ |
| serviceMotivation |
alliance with U.S. forces
ⓘ
economic opportunity ⓘ protection of Shoshone interests ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfService | enlisted scout service ⓘ |
| uniform | mix of U.S. Army clothing and traditional dress ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intelligence gathering
ⓘ
locating trails and passes ⓘ patrol ⓘ pursuit of enemy forces ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
firearms issued by the U.S. Army
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traditional Shoshone weapons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shoshone scouts Description of subject: Shoshone scouts were Native American auxiliaries from the Shoshone tribe who served as guides, trackers, and combat support for the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars of the late 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
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