Wovoka
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Wovoka was a Northern Paiute spiritual leader and prophet best known for originating the Ghost Dance movement among Native American tribes in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wovoka canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10590884 — 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: Wovoka Context triple: [Ghost Dance religious movement, foundedBy, Wovoka]
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A.
Thomas Rainwater
Thomas Rainwater is a prominent fictional Native American tribal leader and casino mogul in the TV series "Yellowstone," known for his strategic opposition to the Dutton family over land and sovereignty.
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B.
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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C.
Kintpuash
Kintpuash, also known as Captain Jack, was a prominent 19th-century Modoc leader best known for leading his people during the Modoc War against the United States.
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D.
Dull Knife
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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E.
Riel
The riel is the official currency of Cambodia, used for everyday transactions alongside the U.S. dollar.
- 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: Wovoka Target entity description: Wovoka was a Northern Paiute spiritual leader and prophet best known for originating the Ghost Dance movement among Native American tribes in the late 19th century.
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A.
Thomas Rainwater
Thomas Rainwater is a prominent fictional Native American tribal leader and casino mogul in the TV series "Yellowstone," known for his strategic opposition to the Dutton family over land and sovereignty.
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B.
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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C.
Kintpuash
Kintpuash, also known as Captain Jack, was a prominent 19th-century Modoc leader best known for leading his people during the Modoc War against the United States.
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D.
Dull Knife
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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E.
Riel
The riel is the official currency of Cambodia, used for everyday transactions alongside the U.S. dollar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American religious leader
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human ⓘ prophet ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jack Wilson ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Ghost Dance revival of 1889–1890
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linked to:
Ghost Dance religious movement
spread of the Ghost Dance in the late 1880s ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Schurz, Nevada ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext |
Great Basin Native American religions
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linked to:
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
|
| dateOfBirth |
circa 1856
ⓘ
circa 1858 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | September 20, 1932 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Northern Paiute ⓘ |
| familyBackground | Northern Paiute shamanic lineage ⓘ |
| father | Tavibo ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lakota Sioux Ghost Dance movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Ghost Dance religious movement
various Great Basin tribes ⓘ various Plains tribes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian millenarian ideas
ⓘ
Paiute spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Northern Paiute ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in histories of the Ghost Dance
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symbol of Native American spiritual resistance ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Northern Paiute people
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linked to:
Northern Paiute
|
| movement | Ghost Dance ⓘ |
| name | Wovoka ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing Native American resistance and revitalization movements
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originating the Ghost Dance movement ⓘ |
| occupation |
farm laborer
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prophet ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mason Valley, Nevada
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Smith Valley, Nevada ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Schurz, Nevada ⓘ |
| prophecy |
a coming renewal of the world without white domination
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the return of ancestors and the restoration of the buffalo ⓘ |
| religion | Native American traditional religion ⓘ |
| religiousMovementFounded | Ghost Dance ⓘ |
| residence |
Mason Valley, Nevada
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Walker River Reservation, Nevada ⓘ |
| taught |
nonviolence toward white people
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performance of the Ghost Dance to hasten renewal ⓘ |
| workedFor | ranchers in Mason Valley ⓘ |
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Subject: Wovoka Description of subject: Wovoka was a Northern Paiute spiritual leader and prophet best known for originating the Ghost Dance movement among Native American tribes in the late 19th century.
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