Patrick Dodson
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Patrick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, activist, and politician widely regarded as the "father of reconciliation" for his work advancing Indigenous rights and social justice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patrick Dodson canonical | 4 |
| Pat Dodson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60467 — 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: Patrick Dodson Context triple: [Sydney Peace Prize, hasRecipient, Patrick Dodson]
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A.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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B.
Derek Dowding
Derek Dowding was a Royal Air Force officer and the son of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, noted for his own distinguished service in military aviation.
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C.
David Drumlin
David Drumlin is a high-ranking government science advisor and political figure in the science fiction film "Contact," often serving as a skeptical foil to the protagonist Ellie Arroway.
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D.
James Honaker
James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
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E.
Matthew Sands
Matthew Sands was an American physicist and educator best known as one of the co-authors of the influential textbook series "The Feynman Lectures on Physics."
- 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: Patrick Dodson Target entity description: Patrick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, activist, and politician widely regarded as the "father of reconciliation" for his work advancing Indigenous rights and social justice.
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A.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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B.
Derek Dowding
Derek Dowding was a Royal Air Force officer and the son of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, noted for his own distinguished service in military aviation.
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C.
David Drumlin
David Drumlin is a high-ranking government science advisor and political figure in the science fiction film "Contact," often serving as a skeptical foil to the protagonist Ellie Arroway.
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D.
James Honaker
James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
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E.
Matthew Sands
Matthew Sands was an American physicist and educator best known as one of the co-authors of the influential textbook series "The Feynman Lectures on Physics."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian politician
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Indigenous Australian leader ⓘ Roman Catholic priest ⓘ activist ⓘ human ⓘ senator ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
Voice to Parliament for Indigenous Australians
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constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Australian Labor Party (to Senate casual vacancy)
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linked to:
Australian Labor Party
|
| awardReceived |
Honorary Doctorate (various Australian universities)
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Sydney Peace Prize ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation ⓘ |
| coChairOf | Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-01-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Corpus Christi College, Melbourne
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Monivae College ⓘ |
| endTime (Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation chairperson) | 1997 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yawuru people ⓘ |
| familyName | Dodson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indigenous land rights
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reconciliation ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| givenName | Patrick ⓘ |
| hasRole | special envoy for reconciliation and implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Mick Dodson ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for Indigenous rights in Australia
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leadership in Aboriginal affairs ⓘ work on reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Yawuru ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Broome
ⓘ
Darwin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Australian Labor Party
ⓘ
Referendum Council ⓘ |
| name | Patrick Lionel Djargun Dodson ⓘ |
| nickname | father of reconciliation ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation ⓘ |
| occupation |
Aboriginal rights activist
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mediator ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Broome, Western Australia
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linked to:
Broome
|
| positionHeld | Senator for Western Australia ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| replaced | Joe Bullock ⓘ |
| residence | Western Australia ⓘ |
| startTime | 2016-09-02 ⓘ |
| startTime (Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation chairperson) | 1991 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patrick Dodson Description of subject: Patrick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, activist, and politician widely regarded as the "father of reconciliation" for his work advancing Indigenous rights and social justice.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians
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chairperson
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Patrick Dodson
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Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians
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coChairperson
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Patrick Dodson
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