Tama (Meskwaki leader)
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Tama was a prominent Meskwaki (Fox) leader whose legacy is commemorated in the naming of Tama County, Iowa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tama (Meskwaki leader) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14933768 — 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: Tama (Meskwaki leader) Context triple: [Tama County, Iowa, namedAfter, Tama (Meskwaki leader)]
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A.
Meskwaki leader Poweshiek
Meskwaki leader Poweshiek was a prominent 19th-century chief of the Meskwaki (Fox) people known for his leadership during a period of increasing U.S. expansion into Native American lands.
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B.
Potawatomi leader Pesotum
Potawatomi leader Pesotum was a Native American chief of the Potawatomi tribe, remembered today as the namesake of the village of Pesotum in Illinois.
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C.
Potawatomi chief Wabaunsee
Potawatomi chief Wabaunsee was a 19th-century Native American leader known for his role in the history of the Potawatomi people and for whom Wabaunsee County, Kansas, is named.
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D.
Chief Little Crow
Chief Little Crow was a Dakota (Sioux) leader best known for leading his people during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota.
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E.
Black Hawk
Black Hawk was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion into Native American lands during the early 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: Tama (Meskwaki leader) Target entity description: Tama was a prominent Meskwaki (Fox) leader whose legacy is commemorated in the naming of Tama County, Iowa.
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A.
Meskwaki leader Poweshiek
Meskwaki leader Poweshiek was a prominent 19th-century chief of the Meskwaki (Fox) people known for his leadership during a period of increasing U.S. expansion into Native American lands.
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B.
Potawatomi leader Pesotum
Potawatomi leader Pesotum was a Native American chief of the Potawatomi tribe, remembered today as the namesake of the village of Pesotum in Illinois.
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C.
Potawatomi chief Wabaunsee
Potawatomi chief Wabaunsee was a 19th-century Native American leader known for his role in the history of the Potawatomi people and for whom Wabaunsee County, Kansas, is named.
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D.
Chief Little Crow
Chief Little Crow was a Dakota (Sioux) leader best known for leading his people during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota.
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E.
Black Hawk
Black Hawk was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion into Native American lands during the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.