User:Geec22/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is very relevant to the topic. This topic is one that is naturally very heartbreaking and saddening and so I would not have been surprised at some biased writing. However, this article did a great job of conveying the issue through statistics and facts and not swaying the audience in one direction or the other. This was a very long, thoroughly written article and each claim was backed up with a citation, which were, for the most part, reliable. This article did tackle one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps as it covered a topic about a historically underrepresented population: indigenous women. As a whole, this article was very well-written, well-researched, and well done.


 * Sources
 * https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-48508042 An article about Trudeau’s pledge in 2020 to tackle violence against indigenous women

https://globalvoices.org/2020/09/08/how-indigenous-women-in-canada-heal-through-art/

Article about how canadian indigenous women use art as a mechanism to heal

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Indigenous Architecture


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article’s content was also very relevant to the topic. In my opinion, this article was organized very well as it broke the architecture down to the many different nations across the world. From there, the article went into detail about the specific indigenous architecture of  Australia, Canada, Fiji, Samoa, and etc. The article was written neutrally and did a good job in not allowing any bias to seep into the article. There were not too many bold “claims” but most of the facts seemed to be cited. However, there were some instances of a “citation needed” which calls for future editors to find some citations for the facts. The citations the articles pulled from were very reliable. The sources ranged from architecture books, to law reviews, to relevant news sources. This article did tackle one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps as it discussed the architecture of a misrepresented population.


 * Sources
 * https://architectureau.com/articles/the-handbook-of-contemporary-indigenous-architecture/ A description of a book that gives us a broad overlook of indigenous architecture  https://www.squamishchief.com/news/local-news/preserving-our-unique-history-1.23505300  Main focus is on preserving Squamish history but engages in discussion about Squamish architecture and housing

Option 3

 * Article title
 * World Indigenous Games


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is again, very relevant to the topic. The article was written in a neutral manner and did not seem to have any biases directing the writing. This article had some instances where claims were not followed by citations such as in the “Facts” section where there is a paragraph or so of writing but no citations at all. For the citations that are present, they seem to be pretty reliable. Since the events the article is covering is pretty recent, there are not that many “peer-edited” sources. However, most of the sources are pulled from reliable media outlets. As the article discusses a topic about indigenous people and their multi-sport event, I would say that this article tackles one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps for sure.


 * Sources
 * https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/gathering-nations-first-ever-world-indigenous-games-held In-depth article about the world indigenous games and specific stories

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Coast Salish People and Salmon


 * Article Evaluation
 * This is a topic that I had been taught growing up and one that I had learnt is extremely important to the indigenous people of Canada and the US’ pacific northwest. The article’s content was very relevant to the topic and it was written in a fair and neutral manner. For the most part, the article did a good job in citing their claims, however there were a few instances where the citation was missing. For example, in a chronological history of fishing regulations, the article writes that in 1877, “the use of weirs for fishing is outlawed”. Yet, this claim does not have any citations that follow it. The citations that are included seem to be reliable. Many of them are from University Published articles and some others are from reliable media outlets. However, there were a couple of citations that were not very clear and did not give away much information about what the actual source was. Lastly, I would say that this article also tackles one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps because although salmon is a staple food of the lives of many other populations, this article hones in its specific importance to the indigenous people of North America’s Pacific Northwest Indigenous people.


 * Sources
 * “Legend of the Lost Salmon.” Firstpeople A telling of the ancient tale of salmon and its significance to the indigenous people

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Indigenous Music of Canada


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article was one that was relevant to the topic and one that was written in a neutral manner. This article, like the others was generally good with making sure that the claims written in it were followed up with citations. However, again, like the others, instances could be found where claims were not followed up with citations. For example, the article wrote that some people say that “drumming is the heartbeat of Mother Earth”. However, this claim did not have citation to back it up. The citations that were included were reliable as the article pulls from sources such as the government, national museums, and university presses. There were, however, a few sources that were not clear and just had a name act as a hyperlink that would not end up anywhere. As this article discusses the culture and arts of indigenous people, I would say that it tackles one of wikipedia’s equity gaps for sure.


 * Sources
 * https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1303136115424/1534962405726 A very thorough article from the Canadian government that goes in-depth on music in canada