Triple

T18003232
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Helen Maksagak E430677 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object John Maksagak
John Maksagak is a Canadian Inuk leader known for his role in northern community and political life, including his marriage to prominent politician Helen Maksagak.
E1300314 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: John Maksagak | Statement: [Helen Maksagak, spouse, John Maksagak]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Maksagak
Context triple: [Helen Maksagak, spouse, John Maksagak]
  • A. Andrew Qappik
    Andrew Qappik is an Inuit graphic artist from Nunavut known for his prints and for contributing to the visual symbols and identity of the territory.
  • B. Peter Irniq
    Peter Irniq is an Inuit politician and cultural leader from Nunavut known for his advocacy of Inuit rights, language, and traditions.
  • C. Gordon Tootoosis
    Gordon Tootoosis was a Canadian Cree actor and Indigenous activist known for his powerful performances in film and television, including notable roles in productions like "Legends of the Fall" and "Pocahontas."
  • D. Nunavut Sanginivut
    Nunavut Sanginivut is the Inuktitut motto of Nunavut, expressing the territory’s identity and cultural heritage.
  • E. Pitseolak Ashoona
    Pitseolak Ashoona was a pioneering Inuit artist and printmaker whose vivid depictions of traditional Arctic life helped bring modern Inuit art to international prominence.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: John Maksagak
Triple: [Helen Maksagak, spouse, John Maksagak]
Generated description
John Maksagak is a Canadian Inuk leader known for his role in northern community and political life, including his marriage to prominent politician Helen Maksagak.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Maksagak
Target entity description: John Maksagak is a Canadian Inuk leader known for his role in northern community and political life, including his marriage to prominent politician Helen Maksagak.
  • A. Andrew Qappik
    Andrew Qappik is an Inuit graphic artist from Nunavut known for his prints and for contributing to the visual symbols and identity of the territory.
  • B. Peter Irniq
    Peter Irniq is an Inuit politician and cultural leader from Nunavut known for his advocacy of Inuit rights, language, and traditions.
  • C. Gordon Tootoosis
    Gordon Tootoosis was a Canadian Cree actor and Indigenous activist known for his powerful performances in film and television, including notable roles in productions like "Legends of the Fall" and "Pocahontas."
  • D. Nunavut Sanginivut
    Nunavut Sanginivut is the Inuktitut motto of Nunavut, expressing the territory’s identity and cultural heritage.
  • E. Pitseolak Ashoona
    Pitseolak Ashoona was a pioneering Inuit artist and printmaker whose vivid depictions of traditional Arctic life helped bring modern Inuit art to international prominence.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8b904530081908bf341d842464856 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4b3ea60608190b977644e946407b7 completed April 19, 2026, 10:52 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0337b6b7e48190a649dda888450b2d completed May 12, 2026, 2:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a033ca755e08190aa5003164b49f196 completed May 12, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a033d7a601c8190a4746adfdfffbca8 completed May 12, 2026, 2:47 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:23 a.m.