Wikipedia:Meetup/Algoma Indigenous Women

This event will take place from 1-3pm on June 20, 2016 at Algoma University and is hosted by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre. Refreshments will be provided. Free and open to the public. No previous experience editing Wikipedia entries is necessary. Wikipedia experts and research staff will be available to help you write and edit your entries. A list of possible subjects, reference materials, and online tutorials will be provided to support the work.

Event Details
Rewriting Wikipedia at AlgomaU
 * Date: June 21, 2016
 * Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm (drop-ins welcome)
 * Location: Doc Brown (EW 205), Algoma University
 * Cost: FREE!
 * What to Bring: laptop and extension cord
 * Participants: All skill levels welcome. Support and some instruction will be available on-site.

List of articles to work on
The following are starting points for potential contributions. Feel free to add the names of notable Indigenous women, organizations or events.

Pages Needing Improvement

 * Christi Belcourt (cleanup)
 * Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (expansion and photograph needed)
 * Walking With Our Sisters (cleanup, citations)
 * Tracey Deer (expansion and photograph needed)
 * Katsi Cook (cleanup, photograph needed)
 * Alanis Obomsawin (info box, photograph needed)
 * Thanadelthur (cleanup and photo needed)
 * Charlotte Small (info box needed, expansion, photo, cleanup)
 * Shirley Fletcher Horn (photo and cleanup)
 * Mikak (info box, expansion, photo)
 * Gail Guthrie Valaskakis (expansion, info box, photo, cleanup)
 * Olive Dickason (Works section, formatting, photo)
 * Cindy Blackstock (cleanup, citation improvement, expansion, photo)
 * Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Canada) (REDress Project could have own page created)
 * Jingle dress (citations needed)
 * Tracey Lindberg (information expanision needed, photo)
 * Marilyn Dumont (more information needed, photo)
 * Beatrice Mosionier (photo and cleanup)
 * Ellen Gabriel (photo, expansion)

Suggested pages for creation
People
 * Josephine Mandamin
 * Tanya Kappo
 * Charlene Bearhead
 * Marion Ironquill Meadmore
 * Phyllis Young
 * Doreen Manuel
 * Kirkina Mucko
 * Patti Shaughnessy
 * Cheryl L'Hirondelle
 * Madeleine Dion Stout
 * Rosemary Kuptana
 * Jane Constance Cook (Ga'axstal'as)
 * Elizabeth LaPensée
 * Martha Troian
 * Susan Blight

Events/Groups
 * Mother Earth Water Walk
 * Project of Heart

Results
The following pages were created as part of this event:
 * Tammy Beauvais
 * Angelique EagleWoman
 * Kanahus Manuel
 * Elsie Knott
 * Chris Derksen
 * Mini Aodla Freeman
 * Rosanna Deerchild
 * Mary Two-Axe Earley

Additionally numerous edits were made to existing pages and two draft pages were started.

Participants
Please add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below.

Attendees
 * 1) Archkris
 * 2) Stormkateri92
 * 3) Tracyspur
 * 4) Ewainiowoldanski
 * 5) Mithomas14
 * 6) Kay89
 * 7) Hanna Rask
 * 8) Cheryl
 * 9) RedStarMigizi

Resources: Indigenous People in Canada

 * WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America
 * WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America/Anishinaabe
 * Portal: Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

Wikipedia & the Gender Gap

 * If you care about women, you should edit Wikipedia differently
 * The Never-ending Night of Wikipedia’s Notable Woman Problem
 * Art and Feminism Wikipedia Movement
 * Women in Red Wikipedia project encouraging development of content related to women

Creating pages

 * Wiki markup cheatsheet
 * Article wizard
 * Beginner's guide to Wikipedia
 * Working in a sandbox

Public Domain Images

 * | Schlesinger Library: Public Domain images on Flickr Commons
 * Finding Public Domain Images