Sacagawea
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Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman best known for her crucial role as interpreter and guide during the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the American West in the early 1800s.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T550903 — 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: Sacagawea Context triple: [Night at the Museum, character, Sacagawea]
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A.
Jessie Little Doe Baird
Jessie Little Doe Baird is a Wampanoag linguist and language activist known for leading the revival of the Wôpanâak language and efforts to restore it as a living, spoken language in her community.
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B.
Pauletta
Pauletta is a feminine given name, typically considered a diminutive or variant of Paula or Pauline.
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C.
Nez Perce
The Nez Perce are a Native American people of the Pacific Northwest, historically known for their horse culture, skilled horsemanship, and the 1877 flight led by Chief Joseph.
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D.
Zora
Zora is a feminine given name most famously associated with the African-American author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston.
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E.
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.
- 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: Sacagawea Target entity description: Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman best known for her crucial role as interpreter and guide during the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the American West in the early 1800s.
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A.
Jessie Little Doe Baird
Jessie Little Doe Baird is a Wampanoag linguist and language activist known for leading the revival of the Wôpanâak language and efforts to restore it as a living, spoken language in her community.
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B.
Pauletta
Pauletta is a feminine given name, typically considered a diminutive or variant of Paula or Pauline.
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C.
Nez Perce
The Nez Perce are a Native American people of the Pacific Northwest, historically known for their horse culture, skilled horsemanship, and the 1877 flight led by Chief Joseph.
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D.
Zora
Zora is a feminine given name most famously associated with the African-American author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guide
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ interpreter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sacagawea
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacajawea
Sacagawea ⓘ
surface form:
Sakakawea
|
| areaOfActivity |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American West
Missouri River region ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lewis and Clark Expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Corps of Discovery
Meriwether Lewis ⓘ Toussaint Charbonneau ⓘ William Clark ⓘ |
| child |
John Baptiste Charbonneau
ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
Lisette Charbonneau ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Native American $1 Coin
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacagawea dollar coin
numerous statues in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employer |
Lewis and Clark Expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
|
| ethnicity |
Lemhi Shoshone
ⓘ
Shoshone ⓘ |
| featuredOn | United States dollar coin introduced in 2000 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
acting as guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition
ⓘ
acting as interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ helping the Corps of Discovery cross the American West ⓘ role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French (some knowledge)
ⓘ
Hidatsa people ⓘ
surface form:
Hidatsa
Shoshone ⓘ |
| legacy |
figure in American popular and educational history narratives
ⓘ
subject of artworks and monuments ⓘ subject of numerous books ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Lemhi Shoshone
ⓘ
surface form:
Lemhi Shoshone tribe
|
| notableEvent |
carried her infant son during much of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
ⓘ
traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Fort Mandan to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lewis and Clark Expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Corps of Discovery
|
| role |
diplomatic intermediary with Native American tribes
ⓘ
guide ⓘ interpreter ⓘ |
| spouse | Toussaint Charbonneau ⓘ |
| symbolism |
symbol of Native American contributions to United States history
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symbol of women's contributions to exploration ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sacagawea Description of subject: Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman best known for her crucial role as interpreter and guide during the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the American West in the early 1800s.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sacajawea
this entity surface form:
Sakakawea
this entity surface form:
Sakakawea