Chief Little Crow
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Chief Little Crow was a Dakota (Sioux) leader 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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| Chief Little Crow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10630932 — 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: Chief Little Crow Context triple: [Battle of Wood Lake, commander, Chief Little Crow]
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A.
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.
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B.
Chief Wabasha
Chief Wabasha was a hereditary leader of the Mdewakanton Dakota people, known for guiding his community through periods of intense upheaval and negotiation with the United States in the 19th century.
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C.
Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek
Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek was a prominent chief of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people whose leadership and legacy are commemorated in the naming of Winneshiek County, Iowa.
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D.
Chief Napi
Chief Napi is a character based on a figure from Blackfoot mythology, depicted as a wise and powerful Native leader in the 2017 film "Wonder Woman."
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E.
Mniszech
Mniszech is a Polish noble family historically associated with the aristocracy of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- 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: Chief Little Crow Target entity description: Chief Little Crow was a Dakota (Sioux) leader best known for leading his people during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota.
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A.
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.
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B.
Chief Wabasha
Chief Wabasha was a hereditary leader of the Mdewakanton Dakota people, known for guiding his community through periods of intense upheaval and negotiation with the United States in the 19th century.
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C.
Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek
Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek was a prominent chief of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people whose leadership and legacy are commemorated in the naming of Winneshiek County, Iowa.
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D.
Chief Napi
Chief Napi is a character based on a figure from Blackfoot mythology, depicted as a wise and powerful Native leader in the 2017 film "Wonder Woman."
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E.
Mniszech
Mniszech is a Polish noble family historically associated with the aristocracy of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dakota leader
ⓘ
Native American leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Little Crow
ⓘ
Taoyateduta ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Upper Midwest
ⓘ
linked to:
Midwest
|
| associatedWith | Minnesota River Dakota communities ⓘ |
| conflict |
U.S.–Dakota War of 1862
ⓘ
linked to:
Dakota War of 1862
|
| conflictLocation | Minnesota ⓘ |
| countryOfConflict |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext |
Plains Indian
ⓘ
linked to:
Plains Indians
|
| deathCause | killed by a settler ⓘ |
| deathLocation | Minnesota ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Dakota
ⓘ
Sioux ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
|
| historicalRegion |
Minnesota River Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota River region
|
| historicalSignificance | key leader in one of the major 19th-century U.S.–Native conflicts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership during 1862 uprising
ⓘ
resistance to U.S. treaty violations ⓘ |
| leaderOf |
Dakota people
ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
|
| legacy |
controversial figure in Minnesota history
ⓘ
symbol of Dakota resistance ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mdewakanton Dakota ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dakota language ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership in the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| occupation |
chief
ⓘ
war leader ⓘ |
| opponent |
Minnesota settlers
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| people |
Dakota people
ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
|
| politicalRole | negotiator with U.S. officials ⓘ |
| region | Minnesota Territory ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Dakota beliefs ⓘ |
| role | spokesman for Dakota grievances ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Dakota side in the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | outbreak of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies of the U.S.–Dakota War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| treatyParty |
United States–Dakota treaties
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American treaties
|
| tribalAffiliation | Eastern Dakota ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chief Little Crow Description of subject: Chief Little Crow was a Dakota (Sioux) leader best known for leading his people during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota.
Referenced by (1)
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