User:Marieatthemill/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Indigenous peoples of Arizona

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This article is intended to provide an overview of the indigenous populations of the state of Arizona. However, unlike some other articles documenting the indigenous populations in US states, including the articles for California and Virginia, the Arizona article is highly incomplete, essentially comprising nothing more than a list. I'm evaluating this article to assess where it falls short of the standards set by these other equivalent articles and to find ways to improve it in accordance with those standards.

Lead section

 * The lead contains info that is not present in the article, since most of the article is just a list and the lead provides contextual information.
 * The lead is extremely short. While it is good for a lead section to be concise, this article's lead conveys significantly less info than those in equivalent articles, such as the California and Virginia articles.

Content

 * The amount of content in this article is extremely limited, mostly consisting of links to other articles.
 * Historical and cultural context is largely missing from the page.
 * While the content in the article is relevant, it is very narrow in scope.

Tone and Balance

 * The article seems to be balanced, consisting entirely of objective claims.

Sources and References

 * Sourcing is not extensive. The first paragraph of the lead contains no sourcing, and the majority of claims in the "Indigenous ethnic groups who lived in Arizona" section are also unsourced.
 * There are only three references cited, with a long list of "external links" seemingly substituted for proper citations.

Organization and writing quality

 * The lead appears to incorrectly use semicolons.
 * Overall, writing is clear and concise, though it is essentially presenting a list of facts.

Images and Media

 * The article has several images, three of which are helpful visuals. The fourth, the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation logo, doesn't really add anything to readers' understanding of the subject.
 * There are no maps of Arizona telling readers where different people live, something that would be very helpful for enhancing their understanding of the subject.

Talk page discussion

 * This article is rated as start-class, which makes sense given its lack of information and subpar sourcing.
 * There are several discussions concerning which groups should be included in the article's listing of groups native to Arizona.

Overall impressions

 * This is a very underdeveloped article with a low amount of information, especially compared to equivalent articles about the native peoples of other states.
 * This article's sourcing is subpar at best, with numerous claims unsourced and only three references listed.
 * This article requires heavy improvement in nearly all respects. When contrasting it with the articles for indigenous peoples in other states, it's like night and day. Drawing from those articles as a model suggests that historical and cultural information, as well as more detail in the lists, should be added to make this article's scope more complete.