Dull Knife
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dull Knife canonical | 6 |
| Morning Star (Dull Knife) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2795013 — 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: Dull Knife Context triple: [Cheyenne, notableLeader, Dull Knife]
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A.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
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B.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse was a renowned Oglala Lakota war leader known for his role in resisting U.S. expansion, including his leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
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.
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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.
Black Kettle
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.
- 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: Dull Knife Target entity description: 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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A.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse was a renowned Oglala Lakota war leader known for his role in resisting U.S. expansion, including his leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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B.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
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C.
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.
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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.
Black Kettle
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American leader
ⓘ
Northern Cheyenne chief ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Morning Star
ⓘ
Wohehiv ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Indian Territory
ⓘ
Montana Territory ⓘ Great Plains ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Plains
Wyoming Territory ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Chief Dull Knife College
ⓘ
surface form:
Dull Knife College
|
| continentOfBirth | North America ⓘ |
| continentOfDeath | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Cheyenne culture ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Northern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotability | role in Northern Cheyenne resistance ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
remembered in Northern Cheyenne oral history
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symbol of Northern Cheyenne perseverance ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
tribal chief
ⓘ
war leader ⓘ |
| hasPlaceNamedAfter |
Chief Dull Knife College
ⓘ
surface form:
Dull Knife College
|
| influenced | Northern Cheyenne efforts to regain homeland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Plains Indian Sign Language ⓘ |
| leaderOf |
Northern Cheyenne
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Cheyenne band
|
| memberOf |
Northern Cheyenne
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Cheyenne tribe
|
| nativeLanguage | Cheyenne language ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership during Northern Cheyenne exodus
ⓘ
opposition to forced relocation ⓘ resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
United States Army ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Rosebud
ⓘ
Fort Robinson breakout ⓘ Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ Northern Cheyenne Exodus ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wyoming Territory ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montana ⓘ |
| religion | Cheyenne traditional religion ⓘ |
| resisted |
U.S. westward expansion
ⓘ
forced removal to reservations ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
escape from Indian Territory
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forced relocation to Indian Territory ⓘ return toward Northern Plains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dull Knife Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Morning Star (Dull Knife)