Cheyenne military society
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The Cheyenne military society known as the Dog Soldiers was an elite warrior organization that became one of the tribe’s most powerful and influential bands in the 19th century, renowned for its fierce resistance against U.S. expansion on the Great Plains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cheyenne military societies | 1 |
| Cheyenne military society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12525006 — 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: Cheyenne military society Context triple: [Dog Soldiers, typeOf, Cheyenne military society]
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A.
Winnebago ceremonial societies
Winnebago ceremonial societies are traditional religious and social organizations of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people that structure ritual life, communal ceremonies, and spiritual practices.
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B.
Republican Band of Pawnee
The Republican Band of Pawnee, also known as the Kitkahahki Pawnee, is one of the principal historic bands of the Pawnee people, traditionally associated with the Republican River region of the central Great Plains.
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C.
Kiowa Six
The Kiowa Six were a pioneering group of early 20th-century Kiowa artists whose paintings helped introduce Native American art to the international fine art world.
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D.
Cheyenne people
The Cheyenne people are a Native American nation of the Great Plains known for their warrior culture, alliance with the Arapaho and Lakota, and significant role in 19th-century U.S. frontier history.
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E.
Indians of All Tribes
Indians of All Tribes was a Native American activist group best known for organizing the 1969–1971 occupation of Alcatraz Island to demand Indigenous rights and sovereignty.
- 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: Cheyenne military society Target entity description: The Cheyenne military society known as the Dog Soldiers was an elite warrior organization that became one of the tribe’s most powerful and influential bands in the 19th century, renowned for its fierce resistance against U.S. expansion on the Great Plains.
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A.
Winnebago ceremonial societies
Winnebago ceremonial societies are traditional religious and social organizations of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people that structure ritual life, communal ceremonies, and spiritual practices.
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B.
Republican Band of Pawnee
The Republican Band of Pawnee, also known as the Kitkahahki Pawnee, is one of the principal historic bands of the Pawnee people, traditionally associated with the Republican River region of the central Great Plains.
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C.
Kiowa Six
The Kiowa Six were a pioneering group of early 20th-century Kiowa artists whose paintings helped introduce Native American art to the international fine art world.
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D.
Cheyenne people
The Cheyenne people are a Native American nation of the Great Plains known for their warrior culture, alliance with the Arapaho and Lakota, and significant role in 19th-century U.S. frontier history.
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E.
Indians of All Tribes
Indians of All Tribes was a Native American activist group best known for organizing the 1969–1971 occupation of Alcatraz Island to demand Indigenous rights and sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cheyenne military societies