novel Dances with Wolves
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The novel "Dances with Wolves" is a historical Western story by Michael Blake that follows Union Lieutenant John Dunbar’s deepening relationship with a Lakota Sioux tribe on the American frontier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dances with Wolves | 2 |
| novel Dances with Wolves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22607926 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: novel Dances with Wolves Context triple: [Stands With A Fist, firstAppearance, novel Dances with Wolves]
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Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves is an epic 1990 Western film directed by and starring Kevin Costner, following a Union Army lieutenant who befriends a Sioux tribe on the American frontier.
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Black Shawl in Dances with Wolves
Black Shawl is a Lakota woman and healer in the film "Dances with Wolves," portrayed by actress Tantoo Cardinal.
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Little Big Man
Little Big Man is a 1970 American Western-comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman that satirically reexamines U.S. frontier history and Native American relations.
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Little Big Man (novel)
Little Big Man (novel) is a 1964 satirical Western by Thomas Berger that follows the life of Jack Crabb, a white man raised by the Cheyenne, as he recounts his adventures across the American frontier and major events like the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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Ten Bears in Dances with Wolves
Ten Bears in *Dances with Wolves* is the wise and dignified Comanche chief who serves as a spiritual and political leader, embodying the film’s themes of cultural understanding and respect between Native Americans and white settlers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: novel Dances with Wolves Target entity description: The novel "Dances with Wolves" is a historical Western story by Michael Blake that follows Union Lieutenant John Dunbar’s deepening relationship with a Lakota Sioux tribe on the American frontier.
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A.
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves is an epic 1990 Western film directed by and starring Kevin Costner, following a Union Army lieutenant who befriends a Sioux tribe on the American frontier.
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B.
Black Shawl in Dances with Wolves
Black Shawl is a Lakota woman and healer in the film "Dances with Wolves," portrayed by actress Tantoo Cardinal.
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C.
Little Big Man
Little Big Man is a 1970 American Western-comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman that satirically reexamines U.S. frontier history and Native American relations.
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D.
Little Big Man (novel)
Little Big Man (novel) is a 1964 satirical Western by Thomas Berger that follows the life of Jack Crabb, a white man raised by the Cheyenne, as he recounts his adventures across the American frontier and major events like the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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E.
Ten Bears in Dances with Wolves
Ten Bears in *Dances with Wolves* is the wise and dignified Comanche chief who serves as a spiritual and political leader, embodying the film’s themes of cultural understanding and respect between Native Americans and white settlers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: novel Dances with Wolves
linked to: novel Dances with Wolves