User:Lilylucero13/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
 * Pacific Lumber Company


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article throughly details the Pacific Lumber Company, beginning with an in depth history through the centuries and resistance against the company. It also includes the intersection of the lumbering and transportation industries and environmental degradation. The piece does contain many citations but not one following every claim. I would be interested to add more to this article to fill the equity gap, especially in terms of how this company has impacted underrepresented/misrepresented populations/communities.


 * Sources
 * https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-20-mn-1162-story.html
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/27800013 https://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Classroom%20Materials/Curriculum%20Packets/Evergreen%20State/Section%20II.html

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Mendocino Triple Junction


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article's content is relevant to the topic, introducing the MTJ, then moving into the sub-categories of slab-window model and triple junction migration, geolithology, thermal regime, genesis of volcanics, and seismicity. The article is written factually, without obvious bias. Some citations correspond to multiple sentences, however, most resources used are scholarly reviews from esteemed institutions, so they are most likely dense sources full of facts. I would like to explore the Indigenous people who used to navigate this terrain, out of interest and to also fill an equity gap.


 * Sources
 * https://www.mendorailhistory.org/downloads/The-Noyo.pdf
 * https://csus-dspace.calstate.edu/bitstream/handle/10211.9/2247/1969GarrettGary.pdf;sequence=1

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Kumeyaay


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic as it moves through the Kumeyaay people throughout different stages and eras (pre-European content, early Mexican rancho era, etc.). The article is mostly unbiased, but I would like to add more about European responsibility for genocidal epidemics such as smallpox, which is only said to "victimize" the Kumeyaay population. These additions would actively tackle an equity gap. I would also like to add more information about the Kumeyaay in the present day. There are many citations and the references seem to be reliable.


 * Sources
 * https://ais.sdsu.edu/borderwall.htm
 * https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/story/2020-08-12/kumeyaay-band-seeks-federal-injunction-to-halt-construction-of-border-wall
 * https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-12-17/trump-s-border-wall-will-cut-kumeyaay-nation-in-two

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Albino redwood


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is extremely short, so much so that it does not have any sections. It does have many citations, sometimes several for one sentence, and many references are journalistic outputs such as the San Francisco Chronicle or the Washington Post. The article does mention the importance of albino redwoods to Native people, which I would like to explore more deeply out of interest and to fill the equity gap a bit more on this topic.


 * Sources
 * https://www.newtimesslo.com/sanluisobispo/phantom-arboritions/Content?oid=2942524
 * http://www.seecalifornia.com/nature/albino-tree-humboldt.html

Option 5

 * Article title
 * San Andreas Fault


 * Article Evaluation
 * This is an extensive article detailing the history, naming, geographic implications, and the present day of the San Andreas Fault. It is written factually, however lacks many citations, even in content-heavy sections. The citations appear reliable, some coming from journalistic outputs, others from academic journals. It does not tackle any equity gaps, which I would like to explore.


 * Sources
 * https://whitewatercanyon.org/native-americans/
 * https://cindyknoke.com/tag/tativium-native-americans/