The Ghosts of the Buffaloes
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"The Ghosts of the Buffaloes" is a poem by Vachel Lindsay that evokes the vanished herds of American buffalo as a haunting symbol of the loss of the natural world and Indigenous cultures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ghosts of the Buffaloes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10828449 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ghosts of the Buffaloes Context triple: [The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems, hasPoem, The Ghosts of the Buffaloes]
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A.
The Time of the Buffalo
The Time of the Buffalo is a nonfiction book by Robert Paul Smith that explores the history, ecology, and cultural significance of the American buffalo.
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B.
The Last of the Buffalo
The Last of the Buffalo is a late 19th-century painting by Albert Bierstadt that dramatically depicts the near-extinction of American bison on the Great Plains, symbolizing the end of the American frontier.
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C.
The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo is a 1977 Western film starring Charles Bronson that blends frontier adventure with a Moby Dick–style obsession narrative centered on the hunt for a legendary white bison.
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D.
The Happy Hunting-Grounds
The Happy Hunting-Grounds is a travel and adventure book by Kermit Roosevelt recounting his experiences and observations during expeditions in the American West.
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E.
Lords of the Plains
Lords of the Plains is a renowned epithet for the Comanche, a Native American people historically famed for their exceptional horsemanship, warrior culture, and dominance across the Southern Plains.
- 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: The Ghosts of the Buffaloes Target entity description: "The Ghosts of the Buffaloes" is a poem by Vachel Lindsay that evokes the vanished herds of American buffalo as a haunting symbol of the loss of the natural world and Indigenous cultures.
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A.
The Time of the Buffalo
The Time of the Buffalo is a nonfiction book by Robert Paul Smith that explores the history, ecology, and cultural significance of the American buffalo.
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B.
The Last of the Buffalo
The Last of the Buffalo is a late 19th-century painting by Albert Bierstadt that dramatically depicts the near-extinction of American bison on the Great Plains, symbolizing the end of the American frontier.
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C.
The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo is a 1977 Western film starring Charles Bronson that blends frontier adventure with a Moby Dick–style obsession narrative centered on the hunt for a legendary white bison.
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D.
The Happy Hunting-Grounds
The Happy Hunting-Grounds is a travel and adventure book by Kermit Roosevelt recounting his experiences and observations during expeditions in the American West.
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E.
Lords of the Plains
Lords of the Plains is a renowned epithet for the Comanche, a Native American people historically famed for their exceptional horsemanship, warrior culture, and dominance across the Southern Plains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
environmental consciousness in literature
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representation of Native American dispossession in poetry ⓘ |
| author | Vachel Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| genre |
American poetry
ⓘ
nature poetry ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
buffalo as symbol of Indigenous cultures
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buffalo as symbol of the natural world ⓘ |
| imagery |
ghostly buffalo herds
ⓘ
prairie landscapes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American modern poetry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American buffalo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ bison ⓘ |
| partOf | Vachel Lindsay's poetic oeuvre ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | early 20th century ⓘ |
| portrays |
spiritual presence of extinct herds
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vanishing American West ⓘ |
| theme |
American frontier
ⓘ
Indigenous cultures ⓘ colonial violence ⓘ cultural erasure ⓘ disappearance of wildlife ⓘ ecological destruction ⓘ environmental loss ⓘ haunting memory ⓘ loss of the natural world ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ vanished herds ⓘ |
| tone |
elegiac
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haunting ⓘ |
| workOf | Vachel Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Vachel Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Ghosts of the Buffaloes Description of subject: "The Ghosts of the Buffaloes" is a poem by Vachel Lindsay that evokes the vanished herds of American buffalo as a haunting symbol of the loss of the natural world and Indigenous cultures.
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