Wikipedia:Meetup/Halifax/Indigi History Month 2024

National Indigenous History Month Edit-a-Thon 2024

When and Where
Duration	June 20 2024and edit anytime in June
Training sessions (times in AT)	June 20, 11 to 12 pm Wikipedia June 20, 2 to 3 pm Wikidata

Honour First Nations, Métis, and Inuit stories, histories, and peoples during National Indigenous History Month and join us in an event to make the internet more inclusive and equitable by adding content to Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata. The focus of this event will be on Mi'kma'ki and Mi’kmaq peoples.

We invite you to celebrate with us. Learn to edit and help us improve coverage of Indigenous histories!

No experience is necessary. Drop-in and visit with us.

Snacks will be offered throughout the event.

Event details

When

11 am to 4 pm June 20th, 2024.

Basket shop on Millbrook Reserve near Truro, ca. 1953

Where

Ko’jua Okuom room, Dalhousie University (located in the Downie Wenjack Legacy Space on the first floor of the Killam Library).

Who

This event is open to anyone who would like to help grow the sum of fair, dignified, and gender-inclusive Indigenous histories on Wikipedia and Wikidata. All levels of skill are welcome.

What you will need

Please bring a laptop that can connect to the internet if you have one. A limited supply of laptops will be available for those without a laptop.

You will need a Wikimedia account in advance of the event if you don't yet have one. Go to Wikipedia.org or Wikidata.org and click on “Create account” in the top right corner, then fill out the short form to create an account.

After creating your account you can join the Event Dashboard at National Indigenous History Month Edit-a-Thon [1]

Training sessions

Optional training will be offered during the event. Wikipedia instruction will be offered between 11 am and 12 noon, while Wikidata instruction will be offered between 2 pm and 3 pm. You are welcome to drop-in at any time.

Articles to improve

Head over to the dashboard to see the articles to improve (Wikipedia login needed). Link to articles.

Biography articles include:

• Elsie Charles Basque
• Nora Bernard
• Lee Cremo, fiddler
• Alexander_Denny
• Willie Dunn, musician, songwriting, activist
• Rita Joe
• Ursula Johnson
• Donald Marshall Jr.
• Jerry Lonecloud
• Candy Palmater
• Pamela Palmater
• Don Ross (guitarist)
• Norman Sylliboy
• Morgan Toney

Articles to create

Biographies

These individuals have no Wikipedia (English) article

• Bernd Christmas, first Mi’kmaw person to graduate from Law School
• Chief Noel Doucette,founding president of the Union of Nova Scotia Indians
• Loretta Gould, artist
• Lorne Julien, artist
• Dr. Albert Marshall, Elder and Leader
• Dr. Murdena Marshall, Elder and Leader
• Dr. Roger Lewis
• Catherine Martin, film maker
• Melissa Peter-Paul, quill artist

Culture

No Wikipedia (English) articles currently exist on these topics.

• Waltes, a game.
• Mi'kmaw Language Act