User:Purplepeopleperson/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Lenape: article about the Lenape, I'd love to focus on the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, which is technically a different subsection of the Lenape

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I grew up in Bucks County PA, so all local fauna was originally cultivated there by the Lenape. I volunteered with their local cleanups in the past, and I had a professor in a class at Temple who is Lenape. He talked about how the Wikipedia page for the Lenape was vague and incorrect in places. I wanted to fix this one, and help some people out.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is focused too much on the territory, rather than the people themselves.

I'd love to talk to the Wikipedia people about either renaming the page or getting an important subsection on the page.

We need some modern day photos of Lenape people! At events and such.

First, I wanna make a distinction between the Lenape and the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania. There are differences and that was the main reason for fixing this article.

In the 21st century, I want to add more modern events and happenings. There is a language revitalization movement happening with the LNP. There's tree ceremonies and other local events and festivals that the Nation still holds. If there are no modern events listed, people may think that the Nation is gone, or on it's way out, but this is not true.

There's been some great books from and about Lenape people, and I would like to add them to the page, at the very least citing them as being written.

I would also like to add some details about the environmental impact of the Lenape region and territory, and a bit about the modern day culture of the Lenape.

Lenape article ideas: Do I make a new page? Or do I just edit this one?

Need modern sources, need contemporary history, need anything about current life and culture ( i cut a sentence)

The historical elements are relatively well-researched, but it does not explain the treaty or anything the way it could

written neutral, but needs more Lenape and less European in what is written

claims are historically backed

Who we are: largely represent the genealogy of the Lenape who were able to stay in their homeland. Resisted the diaspora movements of being forcibly relocated.

Eastrewoodland Lenape are overlooked because the Chief was offered a settlement in Oklahoma, signed an agreement that was incorrect (all the Lenape left), all the Lenape left the eastcoast, important thing to dispel

ANY contemporary history?! Need modern sources and current events from the tribe

Community partnerships

In the news a lot! Add links and stories

Collaborations with organizations and other communities

Language revitalization project- Swathmore classes, other classes too

Rising Nation River Journey

Section on our governance, efforts gained STATE recognition

Referenced as the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania

Origin of the nation?

Through the third crow, melding with the colonials

talk about prominent people through- More stories and mythology