Sinṡká

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Sinṡká is the Lakota name of Spotted Tail, a prominent 19th-century Brulé Lakota leader and diplomat known for his efforts to secure peace and protect his people's interests during U.S. westward expansion.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sinṡká canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lakota leader ⓘ
Native American diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
advocatedFor peaceful coexistence with the United States ⓘ
protection of Lakota lands ⓘ
protection of Lakota sovereignty ⓘ
welfare of his people ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Spotted Tail ⓘ
areaOfActivity Great Plains region of North America ⓘ
linked to: Great Plains
culture Lakota ⓘ
ethnicity Brulé Lakota ⓘ
Lakota Sioux ⓘ
linked to: Sioux people
hasRole spokesman for his band in treaty negotiations ⓘ
historicalContext Indian Wars in the Great Plains ⓘ
linked to: Plains Indian Wars

U.S. westward expansion ⓘ
language Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
memberOf Brulé band of the Lakota Sioux ⓘ
nativeLanguageName Sinṡká ⓘ
notableFor efforts to secure peace with the United States ⓘ
leadership among the Brulé Lakota in the 19th century ⓘ
negotiations with the U.S. government during westward expansion ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
tribal leader ⓘ
opposed violence against white settlers when possible ⓘ
partOf Lakota traditional leadership structure ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro‑treaty faction among the Lakota ⓘ
represented interests of the Brulé Lakota in dealings with the U.S. government ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
soughtTo avoid unnecessary warfare with the United States ⓘ
secure favorable treaty terms for his people ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spotted Tail → givenName → Sinṡká ⓘ
Spotted Tail → nativeName → Sinṡká ⓘ
Sinṡká → nativeLanguageName → Sinṡká ⓘ