Rain-in-the-Face
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Rain-in-the-Face was a prominent 19th-century Hunkpapa Lakota war leader known for his role in conflicts with the United States, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rain-in-the-Face canonical | 4 |
| Rain in the Face | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10931479 — 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: Rain-in-the-Face Context triple: [Hunkpapa Lakota, notableLeader, Rain-in-the-Face]
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A.
Bad Rain
"Bad Rain" is a blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band featured on their 1991 album *Shades of Two Worlds*.
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B.
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face is a 1995 Brooklyn-set comedy film co-directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang, serving as a loose, improvisational companion piece to their earlier movie Smoke.
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C.
My Face in the Rain
"My Face in the Rain" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album *Earth*.
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D.
Rains
Rains is the surname of English actor Claude Rains, renowned for his roles in classic films such as "Casablanca" and "The Invisible Man."
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E.
The Rain
The Rain was an early Manchester band that eventually evolved into the globally successful rock group Oasis, featuring Noel Gallagher.
- 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: Rain-in-the-Face Target entity description: Rain-in-the-Face was a prominent 19th-century Hunkpapa Lakota war leader known for his role in conflicts with the United States, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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A.
Bad Rain
"Bad Rain" is a blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band featured on their 1991 album *Shades of Two Worlds*.
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B.
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face is a 1995 Brooklyn-set comedy film co-directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang, serving as a loose, improvisational companion piece to their earlier movie Smoke.
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C.
My Face in the Rain
"My Face in the Rain" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album *Earth*.
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D.
Rains
Rains is the surname of English actor Claude Rains, renowned for his roles in classic films such as "Casablanca" and "The Invisible Man."
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E.
The Rain
The Rain was an early Manchester band that eventually evolved into the globally successful rock group Oasis, featuring Noel Gallagher.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century military leader
ⓘ
Hunkpapa Lakota person ⓘ Native American war leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ité Omáǧažu
ⓘ
Rain in the Face ⓘ
linked to:
Rain-in-the-Face
|
| associatedWith |
Crazy Horse
ⓘ
Hunkpapa Lakota band ⓘ
linked to:
Hunkpapa band of the Lakota Sioux
Sitting Bull ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota
ⓘ
linked to:
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
|
| capturedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatusLaterLife | ward of the U.S. government on Standing Rock Reservation ⓘ |
| conflictSide | Lakota and Northern Cheyenne alliance at the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culture |
Lakota Sioux
ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
|
| dateOfBirth | circa 1835 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1905-09-14 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| escapeOrRelease | escaped from U.S. custody prior to the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Lakota ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Northern Great Plains
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Plains
|
| languageSpoken |
Lakota
ⓘ
linked to:
Lakota language
|
| laterLifeActivity | lived as a reservation Indian at Standing Rock ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Lakota warrior society
ⓘ
linked to:
Lakota warriors
|
| militaryConflict |
Battle of the Little Bighorn
ⓘ
Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ Red River War ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | His face is scarred by rain or hail ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Lakota ⓘ |
| notableBattleRole | Lakota war leader at the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| notableEvent | alleged killing of Thomas Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
ⓘ
participation in the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ role in conflicts between the Lakota and the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
war leader
ⓘ
warrior ⓘ |
| opponent |
7th Cavalry Regiment
ⓘ
George Armstrong Custer ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near the forks of the Cheyenne River, Dakota Territory ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota
ⓘ
linked to:
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
|
| portrayedAs | symbol of Native American resistance in U.S. popular culture ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | poem "The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Lakota spirituality ⓘ |
| residence |
Hunkpapa Lakota camps in the northern Plains
ⓘ
Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota ⓘ
linked to:
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
|
| tribalAffiliation | Hunkpapa Lakota ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rain-in-the-Face Description of subject: Rain-in-the-Face was a prominent 19th-century Hunkpapa Lakota war leader known for his role in conflicts with the United States, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Referenced by (5)
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