Black Kettle
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Black Kettle was a prominent Southern Cheyenne peace chief known for repeatedly attempting to negotiate with U.S. authorities during the mid-19th-century Plains conflicts, including the Colorado War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Kettle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2389653 — 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.
Target entity: Black Kettle Context triple: [Colorado War, significantCommander, Black Kettle]
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Quanah Parker
Quanah Parker was the last chief of the Comanche, a prominent war leader who later became a key figure in his people's transition to life on the reservation and in relations with the U.S. government.
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B.
Cochise
"Cochise" is a hard-hitting 2002 rock song by Audioslave, featuring Chris Cornell’s powerful vocals and Tom Morello’s distinctive guitar work, and is best known as the band’s debut single.
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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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Red Cloud
Red Cloud was a prominent Oglala Lakota (Sioux) war leader and statesman best known for successfully leading resistance against U.S. military expansion during Red Cloud’s War in the late 1860s.
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E.
Hunkpapa Lakota
The Hunkpapa Lakota are a Native American Lakota Sioux band historically based in the northern Great Plains, known for leaders like Sitting Bull and their resistance to U.S. expansion in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Black Kettle Target entity description: Black Kettle was a prominent Southern Cheyenne peace chief known for repeatedly attempting to negotiate with U.S. authorities during the mid-19th-century Plains conflicts, including the Colorado War.
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A.
Quanah Parker
Quanah Parker was the last chief of the Comanche, a prominent war leader who later became a key figure in his people's transition to life on the reservation and in relations with the U.S. government.
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B.
Cochise
"Cochise" is a hard-hitting 2002 rock song by Audioslave, featuring Chris Cornell’s powerful vocals and Tom Morello’s distinctive guitar work, and is best known as the band’s debut single.
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C.
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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D.
Red Cloud
Red Cloud was a prominent Oglala Lakota (Sioux) war leader and statesman best known for successfully leading resistance against U.S. military expansion during Red Cloud’s War in the late 1860s.
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E.
Hunkpapa Lakota
The Hunkpapa Lakota are a Native American Lakota Sioux band historically based in the northern Great Plains, known for leaders like Sitting Bull and their resistance to U.S. expansion in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cheyenne chief
ⓘ
Native American leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 1850s–1868 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mo'ohtavetoo'o (in Cheyenne, approximate transliteration) ⓘ |
| approach | advocated accommodation and negotiation rather than war ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | c. 1803 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | U.S. expansion onto the Great Plains ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
George Armstrong Custer
ⓘ
John M. Chivington ⓘ
surface form:
John Chivington
|
| associatedWithPlace | Great Plains ⓘ |
| birthPlace | region of present-day Colorado or Kansas (approximate) ⓘ |
| conflict |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
Colorado War ⓘ Plains conflicts ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathCause | killed in military attack on his village ⓘ |
| deathDate | November 27, 1868 ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Washita Massacre
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Washita River
|
| ethnicity | Southern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| event |
Washita Massacre
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Washita River
Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| killedBy |
7th Cavalry Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
United States Army ⓘ troops under George Armstrong Custer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating peace with the United States
ⓘ
attempting to negotiate with U.S. authorities during the Colorado War ⓘ being killed at the Battle of Washita River ⓘ surviving the Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ |
| language | Cheyenne ⓘ |
| leaderOf | a band of Southern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Native American efforts to seek peace despite repeated violence ⓘ |
| memberOf | Southern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| notableAction |
raised a U.S. flag and a white flag over his camp at Sand Creek
ⓘ
signed treaties in attempts to secure peace for his people ⓘ |
| occupation | peace chief ⓘ |
| opponent |
Colorado Territory militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado territorial militia
United States Army officers hostile to Plains tribes ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near the Washita River, Indian Territory ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Cheyenne spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| role | diplomat between Cheyenne and U.S. authorities ⓘ |
| spouse | Medicine Woman Later ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
numerous histories of the Sand Creek Massacre
ⓘ
studies of Native American peace leaders ⓘ |
| subtribe | Southern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| survived | Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ |
| tribe | Cheyenne ⓘ |
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Subject: Black Kettle Description of subject: Black Kettle was a prominent Southern Cheyenne peace chief known for repeatedly attempting to negotiate with U.S. authorities during the mid-19th-century Plains conflicts, including the Colorado War.
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