User:Kholterman/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Tribal sovereignty in the United States

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen the article "Tribal sovereignty in the United States" because it is very in depth in terms of detailing the history and definitions about tribal sovereignty. It covers different subsections including different cases related to the subject, and examples of tribal governments today. Specifically, however, the subsection "Tribal sovereignty over land and natural resources" is where I would like to direct my attention and add on specifically about food sovereignty. I also want to start a new subsection on examples of sovereignty projects. This article also covers both my area and sector which I have confirmed with my professor.

Lead:

 * The lead's first sentence does include a concise overview of the subject -- it is the definition of "tribal sovereignty."
 * The lead encompasses all subsections in the first paragraph except it does not seem to touch on tribal sovereignty over land and natural resources.
 * All information presented in the lead is in the article
 * The lead is very concise.

Content:

 * The content of the article is relevant to the topic as it covers specific cases, treaties, history, and current events.
 * The article does cover content up until 2020 regarding cases and relationships with government, and covers content on land and natural resources up until 2021.
 * There is content missing on specific food sovereignty -- it touches mainly on land violations/loss.
 * The article does cover an unrepresented group: Indigenous people in the United States.

Tone and Balance:

 * The article is neutral -- very factual.
 * Could seem biased towards Indigenous sovereignty, but there is also not much that can be said in favor of the US government as their actions are very clear.
 * It is not persuasive towards one position.

Sources and References:

 * Yes, all facts are backed up by sources listed at the bottom and cited throughout the article.
 * The sources seem very diverse and backed up by literature.
 * The links work.

Organization and Writing Quality:

 * The article is very well written and clear.
 * No grammatical errors or spelling errors that I have picked up on.
 * The subsections are very well organized for the article.

Images and Media

 * The article has some images: maps, logos, and a picture of a reservation sign.
 * The images are well-captioned, laid out in an appealing way, and I believe adhere to copyright regulations.
 * There could be more colorful/diverse images.

Talk Page Discussion

 * There is one question about if there are specific tribes or organizations lobbying for full sovereignty and the author corrects the questioner's language around the topic to be more inclusive/correct and then states that the questioner might mean fully autonomy instead of full sovereignty and the very idea of sovereignty is to be independent and self-sufficient and there are some tribes that have more political sovereignty than others.
 * There is also discussion on civil jurisdiction around Native nations, and a proposal to add a section before the list of cases on tribal land sovereignty which was then done.

Overall Status

 * The article's overall status is good and professional.
 * The strengths are that it is very factual and concise and straightforward.
 * The article could be improved by adding more information on food and land sovereignty instead of focusing solely on political sovereignty.
 * The article is well-developed.