Nicholas Black Elk
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Nicholas Black Elk was an Oglala Lakota holy man, visionary, and later Catholic catechist whose life and teachings became widely known through the book "Black Elk Speaks" and his cause for sainthood in the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Elk | 1 |
| Nicholas Black Elk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19775605 — 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)
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Target entity: Nicholas Black Elk Context triple: [Native American Catholics, hasNotablePerson, Nicholas Black Elk]
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Henry Standing Bear
Henry Standing Bear was an Oglala Lakota chief and activist best known for initiating the Crazy Horse Memorial to honor the legacy of the Lakota leader and Native American heritage.
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B.
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a renowned Hunkpapa Lakota leader and holy man best known for uniting Plains tribes in resistance to U.S. expansion and for his role in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse was a renowned Oglala Lakota war leader known for his role in resisting U.S. expansion, including his leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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D.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known as Neil Young’s longtime, hard-edged backing group on many of his most acclaimed albums and tours.
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E.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
- 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: Nicholas Black Elk Target entity description: Nicholas Black Elk was an Oglala Lakota holy man, visionary, and later Catholic catechist whose life and teachings became widely known through the book "Black Elk Speaks" and his cause for sainthood in the Catholic Church.
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A.
Henry Standing Bear
Henry Standing Bear was an Oglala Lakota chief and activist best known for initiating the Crazy Horse Memorial to honor the legacy of the Lakota leader and Native American heritage.
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B.
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a renowned Hunkpapa Lakota leader and holy man best known for uniting Plains tribes in resistance to U.S. expansion and for his role in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse was a renowned Oglala Lakota war leader known for his role in resisting U.S. expansion, including his leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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D.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
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E.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known as Neil Young’s longtime, hard-edged backing group on many of his most acclaimed albums and tours.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nicholas Black Elk