User:Shadamss/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
 * Indigenous intellectual property


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is relevant to the topic and clear in its language but there are a lot of problems with the sources used and the formatting in general. To begin, many of the sources are outdated, the links no longer work, and a few of them do not hold a high degree of credibility. Aside from the sources the material itself is outdated, with the most recent example of indigenous intellectual property being in 2002. This lack of up-to-date information on an undoubtedly relevant topic is a Wikipedia Equity Gap since there is a large amount of information being left out regarding these underrepresented populations. One major source of improvement for the article would be to update and re-organize the information in the Claims and Declarations regarding Indigenous Intellectual Property section so that each subsection is in a relevant section or made into its own page. Once reorganized, the information could be refreshed to include updated examples from the past decade and new examples that shine a light on current IIP injustices.


 * Sources
 * The Perils of Parliamentarism: The World Intellectual Property Organization and Indigenous People
 * The Value of Aesthetics: Oaxacan Woodcarvers in Global Economies of Culture
 * Indigenous Knowledge of Biological Resources and Intellectual Property Rights: The Role of Anthropology

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Shadow Wolves


 * Article Evaluation
 * The contents of this article are relevant to the topic, and the article is written in a neutral tone so as to remain objective. There are citations used throughout the article, but they are few and far between as significant chunks of the article rely on a single source. For example both the History and Key Facts sections are constructed around one source each despite being over half of the article. Additionally, the Overview section doesn’t have any citations despite the large number of assertions made. The majority of the cited sources appear to be reliable but only around half of the provided links work.   The article covers one of Wikipedia's equity gaps since the shadow wolves were a special law enforcement unit with at most 21 members. In the history section there could be more information about why the Tohono O’odham Nation wanted this unit in the first place and how much control/ involvement they have today. It would also be important to touch on the blood quantum requirement and the repercussions that come with such a quantum. The section on Global training missions could be expanded with particular information for each of the missions and there could also be more information on how the shadow wolves is structured currently/ is being impacted by the controversies surrounding ICE. This article could also be well served by a general history of ICE and Native Americans in this area and a re-organizing of the “key facts” area.


 * Sources
 * Indigenous Film Festival tackles blood quantum
 * Sharing the desert : the Tohono O'odham in history / Winston P. Erickson, the research staff of the American West Center [and] the Tohono O'odham Nation Education Department.
 * Issues in U.S. Immigration by Bankston, Carl L., Hidalgo, Danielle Antoinette
 * DHS Feasibility Study: Establishing an Initiative Specific to Hiring American Indian Veterans into U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Three Sisters (agriculture)


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is very concise, with a clear and objective language throughout. Most of the information in the text is cited, with the exception of the Cahokian, Mississipian, and Mvskoke Culture section and a few statements in the introduction. All but one of the sources used by the author are reliable and reputable. There are five cultures discussed that are known to have grown The Three Sisters crops. I doubt that this is a comprehensive list so it could be expanded to include more cultures that had these staple crops. Similarly, the cultures listed could definitely have more specific information to explain the importance of these crops.


 * Sources
 * Food Yields and Nutrient Analyses of the Three Sisters: A Haudenosaunee Cropping System
 * "The Three Sisters: Exploring an Iroquois Garden
 * Prehispanic Maya foodways: Archaeological and microbotanical evidence from Escalera al Cielo, Yucatán, Mexico