Taoyateduta (Little Crow)
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Taoyateduta (Little Crow) was a prominent 19th-century Mdewakanton Dakota chief best known for leading his people during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taoyateduta (Little Crow) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9840745 — 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: Taoyateduta (Little Crow) Context triple: [Mdewakanton Dakota, notableLeader, Taoyateduta (Little Crow)]
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A.
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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B.
Spotted Tail
Spotted Tail was a prominent 19th-century Brulé Lakota (Sioux) chief and diplomat known for his efforts to negotiate with the U.S. government to protect his people's interests.
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C.
Dull Knife
Dull Knife was a prominent Northern Cheyenne chief and military leader known for his resistance to U.S. expansion and his people's forced relocation in the late 19th century.
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D.
Black Hawk
Black Hawk was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion into Native American lands during the early 19th century.
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E.
Potawatomi chief Wabaunsee
Potawatomi chief Wabaunsee was a 19th-century Native American leader known for his role in the history of the Potawatomi people and for whom Wabaunsee County, Kansas, is named.
- 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: Taoyateduta (Little Crow) Target entity description: Taoyateduta (Little Crow) was a prominent 19th-century Mdewakanton Dakota chief best known for leading his people during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota.
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A.
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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B.
Spotted Tail
Spotted Tail was a prominent 19th-century Brulé Lakota (Sioux) chief and diplomat known for his efforts to negotiate with the U.S. government to protect his people's interests.
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C.
Dull Knife
Dull Knife was a prominent Northern Cheyenne chief and military leader known for his resistance to U.S. expansion and his people's forced relocation in the late 19th century.
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D.
Black Hawk
Black Hawk was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion into Native American lands during the early 19th century.
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E.
Potawatomi chief Wabaunsee
Potawatomi chief Wabaunsee was a 19th-century Native American leader known for his role in the history of the Potawatomi people and for whom Wabaunsee County, Kansas, is named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dakota chief
ⓘ
Mdewakanton leader ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
U.S. westward expansion era ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Little Crow ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Minnesota River Valley Dakota communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota River region
southern Minnesota ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dakota communities along the Minnesota River
ⓘ
Mdewakanton band ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
land cessions in Minnesota
ⓘ
treaty disputes between Dakota and the United States ⓘ |
| conflict |
U.S.–Dakota War of 1862
ⓘ
linked to:
Dakota War of 1862
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culture | Dakota culture ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Dakota
ⓘ
Mdewakanton Dakota ⓘ |
| givenName | Taoyateduta ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotability | leadership of Dakota resistance to U.S. policies in 1862 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
key figure in the history of Minnesota
ⓘ
symbol of Dakota resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ |
| hasRole |
diplomatic negotiator with U.S. officials
ⓘ
war leader ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Minnesota Territory ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dakota
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mdewakanton band of the Dakota ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862
ⓘ
role in Dakota–United States relations in Minnesota ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Minnesota state authorities
ⓘ
United States military forces in Minnesota ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota National Guard
|
| partOf |
Dakota people
ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
Sioux peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
|
| placeOfActivity |
Minnesota
ⓘ
Minnesota River Valley ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota River region
|
| positionHeld |
chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota
ⓘ
leader of a Dakota faction during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| religion | Dakota traditional religion ⓘ |
| representedBy | historical accounts of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| residence | villages along the Minnesota River in Minnesota Territory ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| topicOf |
Minnesota historical markers and memorials
ⓘ
scholarly works on Dakota–U.S. relations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taoyateduta (Little Crow) Description of subject: Taoyateduta (Little Crow) was a prominent 19th-century Mdewakanton Dakota chief best known for leading his people during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota.
Referenced by (2)
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