User:Katey.P/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
 * Indigenous (land) conflicts on the Mexico–United States barrier


 * Article Evaluation
 * In the Mexico–United States barrier article, there are only two paragraphs discussing conflicts along the border involving Indigenous people. In articles of a similar nature, there is merely a sentence. This is a content gap that is particularly relevant and notable, especially with the ongoing conflicts over the building of the border wall. I plan to write a brief history of the nations that span the barrier, and I will discuss past and present land disputes and conflicts. I may expand it to include other issues including but not limited to immigration issues.


 * Sources
 * https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1169&context=ailj
 * https://nnigovernance.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/resources/Native%20Nations%20and%20U.S.%20Borders_Challenges%20to%20Indigenous%20Culture%2C%20Citizenship%2C%20and%20Security.pdf
 * https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/sep/22/border-patrol-arrest-two-kumeyaay-protests-against/

Option 2

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 * Tennessee Valley Authority


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article only mentions Native Americans once, and this is a huge content gap as the TVA ruined two important Cherokee sites. I plan to elaborate on the displacement caused by the TVA as well as add information on the Supreme Court Case: Sequoyah v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 480 F. Supp. 608 (E.D. Tenn. 1979). It also excludes the current relationship between TVA and Native Americans. Overall, the article seems to exclude some other things that do not pertain to our class as well as some potential plagiarism issues.


 * Sources
 * Please see footnotes.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Dahlonega Georgia


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article covers that Dahlonega was home to the Cherokee, whom were displaced due to the gold found on their lands, but this section could be elaborated on to include more about the effects of the gold rush and the different treaties. I would also add a paragraph or two on the pre-colonial history of Dahlonega. This article is also missing Trahlyta's Grave. Overall, this article is very short, and there are many things that could and should be expanded upon. However, I would focus on the Indigenous topics.


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 * Please see footnotes.

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