The Names: A Memoir
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The Names: A Memoir is an autobiographical work by N. Scott Momaday that reflects on his Kiowa heritage, family history, and the power of language and storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Names: A Memoir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6361840 — 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: The Names: A Memoir Context triple: [N. Scott Momaday, notableWork, The Names: A Memoir]
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A.
Reporter: A Memoir
Reporter: A Memoir is investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s autobiographical account of his decades uncovering major political and military scandals in the United States.
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B.
Everybody Matters: A Memoir
Everybody Matters: A Memoir is an autobiographical book in which the author reflects on their life experiences and the lessons learned about human connection, dignity, and the importance of treating every person as significant.
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C.
Forward: A Memoir
Forward: A Memoir is the autobiographical book in which U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach recounts her life, career, and personal struggles on and off the field.
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D.
All My Life: A Memoir
All My Life: A Memoir is the autobiography of longtime soap opera star Susan Lucci, chronicling her life, career, and rise to fame on television.
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E.
Wall of Names
Wall of Names is a commemorative structure inscribed with the names of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, honoring their memory at the Flight 93 National Memorial.
- 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: The Names: A Memoir Target entity description: The Names: A Memoir is an autobiographical work by N. Scott Momaday that reflects on his Kiowa heritage, family history, and the power of language and storytelling.
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A.
Reporter: A Memoir
Reporter: A Memoir is investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s autobiographical account of his decades uncovering major political and military scandals in the United States.
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B.
Everybody Matters: A Memoir
Everybody Matters: A Memoir is an autobiographical book in which the author reflects on their life experiences and the lessons learned about human connection, dignity, and the importance of treating every person as significant.
-
C.
Forward: A Memoir
Forward: A Memoir is the autobiographical book in which U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach recounts her life, career, and personal struggles on and off the field.
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D.
All My Life: A Memoir
All My Life: A Memoir is the autobiography of longtime soap opera star Susan Lucci, chronicling her life, career, and rise to fame on television.
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E.
Wall of Names
Wall of Names is a commemorative structure inscribed with the names of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, honoring their memory at the Flight 93 National Memorial.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | N. Scott Momaday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
family stories
ⓘ
personal recollections ⓘ reflections on language ⓘ tribal history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| explores |
Native American spirituality
ⓘ
cultural memory ⓘ interplay of myth and history ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ power of names ⓘ relationship between land and identity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Kiowa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Momaday family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Native American literature
ⓘ
autobiography ⓘ |
| hasAuthorBackground | Kiowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
lyrical prose
ⓘ
meditative essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
continuity of tradition
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memory and storytelling ⓘ personal and collective identity ⓘ sacredness of names ⓘ survival of culture ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
readers of Native American literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kiowa heritage
ⓘ
family history ⓘ identity ⓘ language ⓘ memory ⓘ place ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | nonlinear ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
House Made of Dawn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Way to Rainy Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American Southwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Names: A Memoir Description of subject: The Names: A Memoir is an autobiographical work by N. Scott Momaday that reflects on his Kiowa heritage, family history, and the power of language and storytelling.
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