User:Anishnaabekwedaysky/Evaluate an Article

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This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Missing and murdered Indigenous women
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I have chosen this article of Missing and murdered Indigenous women, as I believe that it has an immense relevancy to our course Native Studies 442 Colonialism & the Criminal Justice System. I believe that this topic is a huge issue within our communities and there is a large space for discussion.

Lead

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 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The lead displays and communicates a clear a concise sentence of the article's topic.  I believe that the introductory sentence respectfully implies the Missing and murdered indigenous women is an epidemic and national crisis.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The Lead does not include a brief description of the article's major sections. The section of creative responses is not included in article.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The information for "domestic violence trainings for police" is not present within the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is concise but I do believe that it does not have a direct motive regarding if it is an epidemic or "described" as an epidemic. The lead communicates that it is not sure if Missing and murdered indigenous women is an epidemic or not.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The article's content is relevant to the topic as it displays the activism and marches and different creative expressions that is going on in communities.
 * Is the content up-to-date? The content in this article is up to date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The content that is missing is the red hand print across the mouth as symbolic representation for Missing murdered indigenous women.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No it does deal with Wikipedia equity gaps. This topic addresses issues related to historically underrepresented populations such as Indigenous people.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? The article is neutral, as it does not have a directed argument.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There are no claims that appear heavily biased towards the particular position regarding Missing and murdered indigenous women.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The viewpoints are not overrepresented or underrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? I believe that the article attempts to display further truth-telling regarding Missing and murdered indigenous women.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? The article is backed up by 179 sources, that are not out of date.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources are thorough as they provide a range of the different issues concerning Missing and murdered indigenous women.
 * Are the sources current? Most of the sources are current but I believe that they have not been recently updated as of September 12 .2020
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? In the section of creative expressions, the Indigenous activists, academic and artists are displayed.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes the links work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article is well-written but I think that some of the language needs to be absolute and not unsure.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I could not detect any grammatical or spelling errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? I believe that the article is well-organized as it branches out to many different topics surrounding Missing and murdered indigenous women.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? The article displays images concerning Missing ans murdered indigenous women such as displaying images of the Red Dress project.
 * Are images well-captioned? Not all of the images are captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes all the images adhere to the Wikipedia copyright regulations
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? There are not that many images concerning the article.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There was a conversation that detailed how sexual assaults needed to be taken out of the article concerning Missing and murdered indigenous women.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article was a c-class.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia displays the many community marches and activism going on in communities which I think is a great.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The article displays detailed information concerning Missing and murdered indigenous women, it does a well job of the activism that happens within the indigenous community.
 * What are the article's strengths? The strengths of this article is the section of creative expressions. I really enjoyed reading on the different expressions that the artists has provided.
 * How can the article be improved? I think that the article has a strong american influence as most of the links are connected to the U.S, what would improve this article would be more links from Canada.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is completed but I believe that it needs to be updated to today's date September 12 2020.

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