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Lexi Pollard - Week two assignment questions

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? - No, there is a few statements that need references and none are present such as the paragraph about his time with the New Jersey Devils and a few sentences in his personal life paragraph.

Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? - No everything is pretty relevant. It gives a good idea as to who Jordan and his significance as a first nations athlete.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? - there is no bias or opinion towards him as a person at any time. There is just straight facts about him and what he has done as a first nation athlete in Canada.

Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? - The information comes from multiple types of sources. Some more "wiki acceptable" than some others. Some are scholarly articles that talk about Tootoo which are reputable and others not so much such as blog posts. Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? His trading within other teams and his journey was strongly overrepresented and tied into a lot of other things such as his personal life and how that affected him.

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article? Yes all the links work. They bring my directly to the sources that are being referenced. There is a few sentences that could be considered plagiarism that are used and would help if the effort was put in to reword it differently, that would bring this article to the next level. Polla113 (talk) 02:38, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

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As a free agent on July 5, 2016, Tootoo left the Devils to sign a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. In his year with the Chicago Blackhawks, he has been nursing an upper body injury and placed on long term injury reserve which has resulted in him being waived in November 2017.

In 2015 the New Jersey Devils nominated Tootoo for the 2015 NHL Foundation Player Award. This award is designated to a player that exhibits valued characteristics to the NHL; commitment, perseverance and teamwork. The player that is selected is granted 25,000 dollars to a foundation of their choice. This grant ended up being the kickstart to the foundation.

Although born in Manitoba, Tootoo grew up in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, where he was taught to skate and play hockey by his father. Growing up in Rankin Inlet also allowed Tootoo to learn the traditional Inuit lifestyle that includes hunting and camping. Him and his brother Terence used hockey as their ticket out've the culture they grew up in. As the first Inuk to play in the National Hockey League he has become a role model for youth in Nunavut. As they were constantly verbally and physically abused by their their parents when they were drinking. The substance abuse their parents endured as they were growing up eventually followed Jordin into the NHL. As the first Inuk to play in the National Hockey League he has become a role model for youth in Nunavut.