Oglala band of the Lakota

E471010

Lakota band Native American ethnic group Sioux subgroup

The Oglala band of the Lakota is one of the major divisions of the Lakota Sioux people, historically based in the northern Great Plains and known for prominent leaders and resistance to U.S. expansion.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Oglala Lakota	6
Oglala band of the Lakota canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4747665 — 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: Oglala band of the Lakota
Context triple: [Red Cloud, tribalAffiliation, Oglala band of the Lakota]

A. Hunkpapa band of the Lakota Sioux
The Hunkpapa band of the Lakota Sioux is a prominent Lakota subgroup historically based in the northern Great Plains, known for its influential leaders and key role in resistance to U.S. expansion in the 19th century.
B. Miniconjou Lakota
The Miniconjou Lakota are a band of the Lakota Sioux people historically based in the northern Great Plains, known for their distinct cultural traditions and for being among those tragically targeted at the Wounded Knee Massacre.
C. Yankton Sioux
The Yankton Sioux are a Native American tribe of the Dakota people historically based along the Missouri River in what is now South Dakota.
D. Omaha tribe
The Omaha tribe is a Native American people originally from the Midwestern United States, particularly along the Missouri River in present-day Nebraska, known for their Plains culture, complex social organization, and historical role as traders.
E. Hunkpapa Lakota Nation
The Hunkpapa Lakota Nation is a prominent Lakota Sioux band historically based in the northern Great Plains, known for its resistance to U.S. expansion and for leaders such as Sitting Bull.
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: Oglala band of the Lakota
Target entity description: The Oglala band of the Lakota is one of the major divisions of the Lakota Sioux people, historically based in the northern Great Plains and known for prominent leaders and resistance to U.S. expansion.

A. Hunkpapa band of the Lakota Sioux
The Hunkpapa band of the Lakota Sioux is a prominent Lakota subgroup historically based in the northern Great Plains, known for its influential leaders and key role in resistance to U.S. expansion in the 19th century.
B. Miniconjou Lakota
The Miniconjou Lakota are a band of the Lakota Sioux people historically based in the northern Great Plains, known for their distinct cultural traditions and for being among those tragically targeted at the Wounded Knee Massacre.
C. Yankton Sioux
The Yankton Sioux are a Native American tribe of the Dakota people historically based along the Missouri River in what is now South Dakota.
D. Omaha tribe
The Omaha tribe is a Native American people originally from the Midwestern United States, particularly along the Missouri River in present-day Nebraska, known for their Plains culture, complex social organization, and historical role as traders.
E. Hunkpapa Lakota Nation
The Hunkpapa Lakota Nation is a prominent Lakota Sioux band historically based in the northern Great Plains, known for its resistance to U.S. expansion and for leaders such as Sitting Bull.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Lakota band ⓘ Native American ethnic group ⓘ Sioux subgroup ⓘ
associatedEvent	Wounded Knee Massacre (1890) ⓘ linked to: Wounded Knee Massacre Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
culture	Lakota Sun Dance ⓘ linked to: Sun Dance Lakota kinship system ⓘ
demographics	one of the largest Lakota bands ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Oglala Lakota people ⓘ linked to: Oglala Lakota
ethnonymMeaning	often translated as “they scatter their own” or “they scatter themselves” ⓘ
federallyRecognizedTribe	Oglala Sioux Tribe ⓘ linked to: Oglala Lakota
hasCapital	Pine Ridge, South Dakota ⓘ
hasClanSystem	Oglala tiyospaye (extended family) structure ⓘ
hasEthnicReligion	Lakota spirituality ⓘ
hasNotableLeader	American Horse ⓘ linked to: American Horse the Elder Big Foot ⓘ Crazy Horse ⓘ Little Wound ⓘ Red Cloud ⓘ Red Cloud’s son Jack Red Cloud ⓘ linked to: Red Cloud Red Shirt ⓘ Young Man Afraid of His Horses ⓘ
hasTribalGovernment	Oglala Sioux Tribe ⓘ linked to: Oglala Lakota
historicallyLocatedIn	Northern Great Plains ⓘ linked to: Great Plains
knownFor	participation in Red Cloud’s War ⓘ participation in the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ participation in the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ resistance to U.S. westward expansion ⓘ
languageFamily	Siouan languages ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Great Plains ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ
modernPoliticalOrganization	Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation ⓘ linked to: Oglala Lakota
nativeLanguage	Lakota language ⓘ
partOf	Lakota ⓘ Sioux ⓘ linked to: Sioux people
primaryReservation	Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Lakota traditional religion ⓘ linked to: Plains Indian religions
traditionalSubsistence	bison hunting ⓘ horse culture ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Black Hills region ⓘ linked to: Black Hills Upper Missouri River region ⓘ Upper Platte River region ⓘ linked to: Platte River valley region
treatySignatory	Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) ⓘ linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) ⓘ linked to: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
usesScript	Latin alphabet ⓘ