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= Article Evaluation =

Relevance of Information
The information provided within this article all relates to The Metis topic.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
The article provides a relatively neutral stance on the Metis cultural and their history. The one political issue that is written about multiple times is the issues surrounding the legal status of identifying as Metis and the issues surrounding it.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
The main viewpoint within the article is the that of the Metis people. The article describes their views on the issues very well. The views on self identification as a Metis person is strongly represented within the article. The issues of self identification among the Metis people has been an important topic due to the lack of legal definition within Canada. Having a strong and well represented viewpoint of that topic within the article allows for the information to help make changes for the Metis community.

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? ===

The citations that are linked with the article are all very helpfully in adding supporting information for the article. The references are reliable sources.

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
The information provided is up to date. The article provides lots of information on the Metis people and their past history. All the information that should be included is. The only information that is missing from the article is about the Eastern Metis people.

Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
The talk page of the article contains lots of conversation about adding new information on the Metis people and their history. The conversations have provided the article with lots of new topics and information. These conversations represents this topic by allowing for people to come together and share their knowledge on a topic that is not generally spoken about on a regular bases.

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
The article has a good rating but is not part of any WikiProjects.

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
We have not yet covered this topic in class but I believe that it will be a good bases for information for the upcoming lectures.