Clyde Bellecourt
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Clyde Bellecourt was a Native American civil rights activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement who played a key role in advocating for Indigenous sovereignty and social justice in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clyde Bellecourt canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2682120 — 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: Clyde Bellecourt Context triple: [American Indian Movement, notableLeader, Clyde Bellecourt]
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A.
Eugene Brave Rock
Eugene Brave Rock is a Canadian Indigenous actor and stuntman best known for his role as Chief Napi in the 2017 superhero film "Wonder Woman."
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B.
John Trudell
John Trudell was a Native American activist, poet, and musician best known as a prominent spokesperson for the American Indian Movement and a leading voice for Indigenous rights in the United States.
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C.
Dawes Rolls
The Dawes Rolls are historical U.S. government records that list individuals accepted as members of the Five Civilized Tribes, used today as key documentation for determining tribal citizenship and ancestry.
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D.
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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E.
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks was a prominent Native American activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement, known for his leadership in indigenous rights and sovereignty struggles in the United States.
- 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: Clyde Bellecourt Target entity description: Clyde Bellecourt was a Native American civil rights activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement who played a key role in advocating for Indigenous sovereignty and social justice in the United States.
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A.
Eugene Brave Rock
Eugene Brave Rock is a Canadian Indigenous actor and stuntman best known for his role as Chief Napi in the 2017 superhero film "Wonder Woman."
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B.
John Trudell
John Trudell was a Native American activist, poet, and musician best known as a prominent spokesperson for the American Indian Movement and a leading voice for Indigenous rights in the United States.
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C.
Dawes Rolls
The Dawes Rolls are historical U.S. government records that list individuals accepted as members of the Five Civilized Tribes, used today as key documentation for determining tribal citizenship and ancestry.
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D.
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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E.
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks was a prominent Native American activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement, known for his leadership in indigenous rights and sovereignty struggles in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous rights activist
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Native American civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ political organizer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Indigenous sovereignty
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Native American treaty rights ⓘ reform of federal Indian policy ⓘ self-determination for Native Americans ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Neshnabémwen
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surface form:
Nee-gon-we-way-we-dun
|
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith |
Dennis Banks
ⓘ
George Mitchell ⓘ Russell Means ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | American Indian Movement ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-05-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-01-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ojibwe ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Crow Bellecourt
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Little Wolf Bellecourt ⓘ Wolf Bellecourt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for Native American education programs
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leadership in the American Indian Movement ⓘ organizing protests against police brutality toward Native Americans ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Ojibwe ⓘ |
| memberOf |
White Earth Ojibwe
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surface form:
White Earth Band of Ojibwe
|
| movement |
Native American civil rights
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surface form:
American Indian civil rights movement
Red Power movement ⓘ |
| name | Clyde Bellecourt self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
community-based patrols to monitor police conduct
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urban Indian community centers ⓘ |
| notableWork | co-founding the American Indian Movement ⓘ |
| organized | protests for Indigenous rights in Minneapolis ⓘ |
| participatedIn | occupation-era activism of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | White Earth Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Minneapolis
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surface form:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| positionHeld | leader of the American Indian Movement ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Ojibwe spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| residence |
Minneapolis
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surface form:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| spouse | Peggy Bellecourt ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Minnesota ⓘ |
| workedOn |
initiatives to improve Native American education
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programs addressing poverty in Native communities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clyde Bellecourt Description of subject: Clyde Bellecourt was a Native American civil rights activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement who played a key role in advocating for Indigenous sovereignty and social justice in the United States.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.