Apostle to the Indians
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Apostle to the Indians is the epithet given to John Eliot, a 17th-century Puritan missionary renowned for evangelizing Native Americans in New England and translating the Bible into the Massachusett language.
All labels observed (1)
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| Apostle to the Indians canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12393622 — 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: Apostle to the Indians Context triple: [John Eliot, alsoKnownAs, Apostle to the Indians]
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A.
Kateri Tekakwitha
Kateri Tekakwitha was a 17th-century Mohawk-Algonquin woman who converted to Catholicism and became the first Native American saint canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
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B.
Apostle of Brazil
Apostle of Brazil is the honorific title given to José de Anchieta, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary and key figure in the early evangelization and colonization of Brazil.
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C.
The Missionary
The Missionary is a film featuring Jim Clark’s acclaimed work as a film editor, recognized for its deft comedic timing and narrative pacing.
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D.
Wovoka
Wovoka was a Northern Paiute spiritual leader and prophet best known for originating the Ghost Dance movement among Native American tribes in the late 19th century.
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E.
The Great Peacemaker
The Great Peacemaker is the legendary spiritual leader credited with uniting the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations under a single confederacy based on principles of peace, unity, and collective governance.
- 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: Apostle to the Indians Target entity description: Apostle to the Indians is the epithet given to John Eliot, a 17th-century Puritan missionary renowned for evangelizing Native Americans in New England and translating the Bible into the Massachusett language.
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A.
Kateri Tekakwitha
Kateri Tekakwitha was a 17th-century Mohawk-Algonquin woman who converted to Catholicism and became the first Native American saint canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
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B.
Apostle of Brazil
Apostle of Brazil is the honorific title given to José de Anchieta, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary and key figure in the early evangelization and colonization of Brazil.
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C.
The Missionary
The Missionary is a film featuring Jim Clark’s acclaimed work as a film editor, recognized for its deft comedic timing and narrative pacing.
-
D.
Wovoka
Wovoka was a Northern Paiute spiritual leader and prophet best known for originating the Ghost Dance movement among Native American tribes in the late 19th century.
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E.
The Great Peacemaker
The Great Peacemaker is the legendary spiritual leader credited with uniting the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations under a single confederacy based on principles of peace, unity, and collective governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.