Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Good article reassessment for Evo Morales
Evo Morales has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Krisgabwoosh (talk)

Discussion of Deletion of Wolastoq
Attention is invited to Articles for deletion/Wolastoq with a proposal to WP:SALT the indigenous name to prevent reuse in identification of the river now given the ambiguous term Saint John. Thewellman (talk) 18:07, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Capitalization of Indigenous
The North American Indigenous WikiProject guidelines endorse capitalizing the word "Indigenous" when referring to Indigenous peoples, in line with guidelines from the AP, the APA, the Chicago Manual of Style, the Native American Journalists Association, etc. Does this WikiProject have a similar guideline? Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 20:59, 7 May 2024 (UTC)


 * It's already at WP:INDIGENOUS? oncamera  (talk page) 21:14, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Oncamera So that's the guideline for all Indigenous peoples worldwide? My reason for asking is that I have previously been scolded for capitalizing Indigenous when referring to Indigenous peoples of Siberia/Russia and Europe (such as the Sámi). Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 23:20, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * yes, it's capitalized for them too. oncamera  (talk page) 00:24, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Oncamera Excellent. Thank you very much. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 06:40, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

New editor changing spellings
See. I've asked them to revert and explained why, but no response from them yet. There are a lot of reverts needed. Doug Weller talk 10:07, 29 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Taken to ANI. Doug Weller  talk 08:38, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Proposal to change the name of this WikiProject
Proposal to change the name of this WikiProject to ... WikiProject Indigenous peoples of South America. Suggested at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America, it may avoid some confusion over the scope of this project, as it seems to mainly focus on South America rather than America as a whole. &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 07:35, 17 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Comment - I'm not going to vote on this, but I do want to make two points:
 * 1. I feel that culturally and historically, the Indigenous Caribbean belongs with South America. The aboriginal inhabitants of Cuba and Hispaniola, the Guanahatabey, the Macorix, and the Ciguayos are not well known, and their antecedents are unclear, but one theory of their origin is that their ancestors rafted across the Caribbean from South America (although the east coast of Yucatan or Belize is more likely). In any case, they had long been separated from any mainland groups. In the last 2,000 years, the Caribbean islands were colonized by the Taino and later groups, all definitely known to have originated on the continent of South America.
 * 2. I don't think that the proposed change of name or any other change is going to make a damn bit of difference on coverage of topics related to the Indigenous Caribbean or South America. For one thing, this is the English Wikipedia, and topics related to the Indigenous peoples of what is now the United States and Canada will always get more attention. (And the great civilizations of MesoAmerica are sexy enough to get plenty of attention.) I have some interest in working on topics about the Indigenous Caribbean, but I have a lot of topics related to the Indigenous peoples of Florida that I want to work on, I don't read Spanish worth a crap, and I have access to far too few English-language sources about the Indigenous Caribbean and South America. What is needed is recruiting more editors who are interested in that area and can access and read both Spanish and English sources.
 * Donald Albury 17:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)


 * I'm not opposed to this clarification but I think it's a moot point. This wikiproject is dead as WP Indigenous peoples of the Americas and it will remain dead as WP Indigenous peoples of South America. With that in mind, a more productive solution to the overlapping scopes is to merge the projects, as I've suggested at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 14:43, 18 July 2024 (UTC)