Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak
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Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak is the Sauk leader better known as Black Hawk, who led a notable Native American resistance against U.S. expansion during the Black Hawk War of 1832.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T300786 — 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: Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak Context triple: [Black Hawk, alternateName, Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak]
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A.
Miantonomo
Miantonomo was a prominent 17th-century Narragansett sachem known for his leadership in regional conflicts and diplomacy in New England.
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B.
Mohawk
The Mohawk are a Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now upstate New York and known for their influential role in trade, diplomacy, and warfare in northeastern North America.
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C.
Weetamoo
Weetamoo was a prominent 17th-century Wampanoag sachem (female leader) who played a key role in Native resistance during King Philip’s War in New England.
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D.
Nain
Nain is a remote coastal town in northern Labrador, Canada, known as the administrative center of the Inuit region of Nunatsiavut.
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E.
Chevak
Chevak is a distinct dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language spoken primarily in the village of Chevak in western Alaska.
- 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: Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak Target entity description: Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak is the Sauk leader better known as Black Hawk, who led a notable Native American resistance against U.S. expansion during the Black Hawk War of 1832.
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A.
Miantonomo
Miantonomo was a prominent 17th-century Narragansett sachem known for his leadership in regional conflicts and diplomacy in New England.
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B.
Mohawk
The Mohawk are a Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, historically based in what is now upstate New York and known for their influential role in trade, diplomacy, and warfare in northeastern North America.
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C.
Weetamoo
Weetamoo was a prominent 17th-century Wampanoag sachem (female leader) who played a key role in Native resistance during King Philip’s War in New England.
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D.
Nain
Nain is a remote coastal town in northern Labrador, Canada, known as the administrative center of the Inuit region of Nunatsiavut.
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E.
Chevak
Chevak is a distinct dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language spoken primarily in the village of Chevak in western Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American leader
ⓘ
Sauk leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
British Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
British Empire in the War of 1812
|
| alsoKnownAs | Black Hawk ⓘ |
| authorOf | Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk ⓘ |
| band |
Sauk people
ⓘ
surface form:
British Band of Sauk and Meskwaki
|
| capturedBy | United States forces in 1832 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| conflict | Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1767 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1838 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Sauk ⓘ |
| hasGenre | autobiography ⓘ |
| hasReligion | traditional Sauk spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| hasRole | leader of the British Band ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri ⓘ |
| influenced | U.S. public perceptions of Native Americans in the 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| led | Sauk and Meskwaki band in the Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Native American resistance to displacement ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Sauk village of Saukenuk
ⓘ
surface form:
Sauk village at Saukenuk
|
| locatedIn | near present-day Rock Island, Illinois ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Sauk people
ⓘ
surface form:
Sauk Nation
|
| metWith |
Andrew Jackson
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. President Andrew Jackson
|
| militaryRank | war chief ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Sauk language ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Black Hawk War
ⓘ
leading Native American resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ |
| notableWork | Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk ⓘ |
| occupation |
tribal chief
ⓘ
war leader ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
United States government
ⓘ
forced removal of his people from their lands ⓘ |
| participatedIn | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Sauk village on the Rock River
ⓘ
near present-day Rock Island, Illinois ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Davis County, Iowa Territory
ⓘ
near present-day Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ |
| resisted |
U.S. expansion into Sauk territory
ⓘ
treaties ceding Sauk lands in Illinois ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Asshewaqua ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
lithographs by Charles Bird King
ⓘ
numerous historical studies ⓘ paintings by George Catlin ⓘ |
| takenTo | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| tribe | Sauk ⓘ |
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