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Police brutality against Native Americans (Police brutality against Native Americans)


 * I chose this article because the article discusses and mentions the topics and subtopics we are discussing in class; Indigenous people (Native Americans) and Criminal justice system involving police brutality.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Yes, the first sentence of the article indicated the topic that is clear and concise to the reader. After the leading sentence, the article offers of table of contents, listing the subheadings or subtopics about police brutality against Native Americans. (Prevalence, Causes, Effects, Specific cases, Advocacy, See also and References). In the lead sentence, it does not briefly describe the article's major sections, just what the table of contents provides. In the lead sentence, it mentions Native Americans experience psychological harm from policy brutality but does not go in detail in the subtopics or discuss mental health and effects in further detail. The lead is concise enough but more details would be beneficial to the reader regarding the subtopics the article would be discussing.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Yes, the article's content is relevant to the topic, the subtopics are relevant but I feel more factors attributing to police brutality against Native Americans can be added. There was no mentioning of the affects of colonialism impacting the Native Americans. Colonialism is not mentioned in the article, it correlates to the mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples in North America. The topic does address the historic underrepresentation of Native Americans.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

I feel the article is neutral and not biased. It allows readers a POV that is neutral but I feel the viewpoints are underrepresented because they only mentioned 5 individual cases and 1 group case when there has to be more with regards to incidents with police brutality. The article does attempt the reader to be persuaded in favour of recognizing police brutality exists and Native Americans are extremely mistreated by the police forces.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Yes, the articles are backed by reliable secondary sources of information. The sources are thorough, the article sites resources from academic journals. This article also lists available literature on this topic. The sources are relatively current, the most current source dates back to 2017, and most sources are from the last 5-6 years. The sources are written by a diverse spectrum, not just by Indigenous people. Yes, they do include marginalized individuals (Native Americans/Indigenous people.) Yes, I clicked on a few of the links, they work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Yes, I feel the article is well written. It is easy to read, and clear for the reader. I did not see any grammatical errors. It's well organized into appropriate sections that reflect on policy brutality, but I feel more can be included.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

No, there was only one image provided in the article. The image does caption individuals marching in Washington D.C, holding signs saying "NO DAPL" but that probably the only image the editors can put on the article due to copyright regulations. There is no image that provides witness to police brutality against Native Americans but most likely violent images like so, would not be allowed.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

On the talk page, I found it just as informative as the article because a few editors do mention the complexities of the this topic and there are many rules and guidelines editors have to follow regarding BLP and NCrime. Behind the scenes, they discuss the complexities of wanting to add more cases involving police brutality, especially the DAPL protests, protestors accusing many acts of police brutality but the implication of not having a reliable sources for wikipedia to indicate so. The article is rated as c-class article and is a part of two WikiProjects (WikiProject United States and WikiProject Indigenous Peoples of North America).

Wikipedia discusses the topic in a neutral point of view as possible, but this topic as a class have many personal connections and personal point of view to this topic especially when we talk about police brutality for First Nations, Inuit and Metis people in Canada.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall the article I found the article strong with good status, its strength's include mentioning specific individual cases linked to police brutality against Native Americans and the advocacy portion. The article can be improved, by adding more to the subtopics or go into the histories of colonization and the impacts still harming Native Americans in a variety of ways. I found the article a little underdeveloped, more information and sources can be added for the readers.

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