| When and Where | |
|---|---|
| Date | Monday, June 20, 2016 |
| Time | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
| Address | Algoma University 1520 Queen St East, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario Doc Brown Room (EW 205) |
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
editRewriting 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
editThe following are starting points for potential contributions. Feel free to add the names of notable Indigenous women, organizations or events.
Pages Needing Improvement
edit- 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
editPeople
- Josephine Mandamin [1] [2] [3]
- Tanya Kappo [4]
- Charlene Bearhead [5]
- Marion Ironquill Meadmore [6]
- Phyllis Young [7] [8] [9]
- Doreen Manuel [10] [11]
- Kirkina Mucko [12] [13] [14] [15]
- Patti Shaughnessy[16] [17] [18]
- Cheryl L'Hirondelle [19] [20] [21]
- Madeleine Dion Stout [22] [23] [24] [25]
- Rosemary Kuptana [26][27]
- Jane Constance Cook (Ga'axstal'as) [28] [29]
- Elizabeth LaPensée [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
- Martha Troian [35] [36]
- Susan Blight [37] [38] [39] [40]
Events/Groups
Results
editThe following pages were created as part of this event:
- Tammy Beauvais [46]
- Angelique EagleWoman [47] [48]
- Kanahus Manuel [49] [50] [51]
- Elsie Knott [52]
- Chris Derksen [53] [54] [55] [56]
- Mini Aodla Freeman [57] [58] [59] [60] [61]
- Rosanna Deerchild [62] [63] [64] [65]
- Mary Two-Axe Earley
Additionally numerous edits were made to existing pages and two draft pages were started.
Participants
editPlease add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below.
Attendees
- Archkris
- Stormkateri92
- Tracyspur
- Ewainiowoldanski
- Mithomas14
- Kay89
- Hanna Rask
- Cheryl
- RedStarMigizi
Research & Wikipedia Help
editResources: Indigenous People in Canada
edit- Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America/Anishinaabe
- Portal: Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Wikipedia & the Gender Gap
edit
- 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