Plenty Coups
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Plenty Coups was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century Crow chief and statesman known for guiding his people through the transition to reservation life and advocating for their interests with the U.S. government.
All labels observed (1)
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| Plenty Coups canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11810847 — 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: Plenty Coups Context triple: [Crow people, notableLeader, Plenty Coups]
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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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B.
Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph was a prominent Nez Perce leader renowned for his resistance to U.S. government removal policies and his eloquent advocacy for his people's rights.
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C.
Poundmaker
Poundmaker was a prominent 19th-century Plains Cree chief and peacemaker known for his leadership during the North-West Resistance in what is now Canada.
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D.
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a renowned Hunkpapa Lakota leader and holy man best known for uniting Plains tribes in resistance to U.S. expansion and for his role in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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E.
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.
- 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: Plenty Coups Target entity description: Plenty Coups was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century Crow chief and statesman known for guiding his people through the transition to reservation life and advocating for their interests with the U.S. government.
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A.
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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B.
Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph was a prominent Nez Perce leader renowned for his resistance to U.S. government removal policies and his eloquent advocacy for his people's rights.
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C.
Poundmaker
Poundmaker was a prominent 19th-century Plains Cree chief and peacemaker known for his leadership during the North-West Resistance in what is now Canada.
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D.
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a renowned Hunkpapa Lakota leader and holy man best known for uniting Plains tribes in resistance to U.S. expansion and for his role in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crow chief
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Native American leader ⓘ person ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Crow land retention
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Crow sovereignty ⓘ education for Crow children ⓘ peaceful relations with the United States ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Chief Plenty Coups State Park, Pryor, Montana
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linked to:
Chief Plenty Coups State Park, Montana
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| commemoratedBy | Chief Plenty Coups State Park, Montana ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1848 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1932 ⓘ |
| describedIn | book "Plenty-Coups: Chief of the Crows" by Frank B. Linderman ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Crow ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Chief Plenty Coups State Park ⓘ |
| hasWork |
autobiographical account "Plenty-Coups: Chief of the Crows"
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oral history recorded by Frank B. Linderman ⓘ |
| honoredAt |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dedication ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery
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linked to:
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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| influenced |
Crow educational policies
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U.S. perceptions of Crow loyalty during World War I ⓘ |
| knownFor |
encouraging education for Crow youth
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supporting Crow military service in World War I ⓘ visionary leadership ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Crow language
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Crow Nation ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Crow language ⓘ |
| notableEvent | represented American Indians at the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1921 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for Crow land and treaty rights
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diplomacy with the United States government ⓘ leadership during transition to reservation life ⓘ service as principal chief of the Crow ⓘ |
| opposed | allotment policies that threatened Crow lands ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War I commemoration at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Crow homelands in present-day Montana
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near present-day Billings, Montana ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Crow Reservation, Montana ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief of the Mountain Crow
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principal chief of the Crow Nation ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Crow beliefs ⓘ |
| residence |
Crow Indian Reservation, Montana
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linked to:
Crow Indian Reservation
Pryor, Montana ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Crow history
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transition from buffalo culture to reservation life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plenty Coups Description of subject: Plenty Coups was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century Crow chief and statesman known for guiding his people through the transition to reservation life and advocating for their interests with the U.S. government.
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