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April 2016
Hello, I'm Intelligentsium. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Plains Indians, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Intelligent  sium  17:07, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for your contribution. I started looking for a source too when I saw your addition and found one by the Southwest Monuments Association. I've added it now. It seems the source you were using, though from an edu organization, was primarily pedagogical and not necessarily reliable. Moreover, it seemed to disturbingly categorize all Native Americans into one group. Intelligent  sium  17:47, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Plains Indians
Hi again, thanks for your contributions to the article Plains Indians. I am concerned about some of the sources you are using, such as and. While some seem to be from educational sources (and thus might be thought reliable), they appear to be sites for small children to learn about Native Americans - some seem to exhibit a disturbing lack of nuance, as is unfortunately common (though by no means excusable) at that level, grouping different Native groups together arbitrarily under the heading "Indian". For example, the discourse on this page is comparable to placing coq au vin, tagliatelle bolognese, pierogis, and marmitako (a Basque staple) all under the heading of "White Food" - and referring to that source in an article about Plains Indians (a very specific demonym) is comparable to just pasting all of those foods in an article about Italian cuisine! I highly recommend reading Wikipedia's guide to reliable sources as well as the essay WP:WBA. If you have any questions, feel free to drop a note on my talk page. Intelligent  sium  20:19, 27 April 2016 (UTC)