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Indigenous peoples of North America

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The template for “Anishinaabe Culture” divided into two templates: "Anishinaabe Culture" and "Anishinaabe Politics"

IMO, these are separate topics. For the former I edited the existing template including creating more groups. For the latter I just did a copy and paste onto a new template thus it needs much additional work. --Denise B-K (talk)

Deletion of Native languages

@Magnolia677: is going through and systematically removing Indigenous placenames without any consensus. MOS:FOREIGNEQUIV for lead sentences even includes an Indigneous naming as an example "The Inuit (/ˈɪnjuɪt/, singular Inuk; Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people') are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada and Alaska ..."

His edits should be monitored so such errors do not continue in the future. oncamera _{(talk page)} 22:15, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This has been going on for quite a while. I asked for a discussion about it recently and the response was overall hostile. I would support an RfC but there is a lot of systemic WP:BIAS. @Poketama has also been working on this over time. PersusjCP (talk) 03:45, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

MOS already sets the standard and even lists an Indigenous naming example. Instead of discussing this, Magnolia677 spent the day complaining to myself and 2 admins, who informed him he should discuss this here. There truly is a strong avoidance to engage with this topic on Wikipedia. In the meantime, the MOS should be followed. oncamera _{(talk page)} 03:56, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Oncamera Don't track this particular user. Admins may block you for harassment (WP:HOUND), even if you are right about the content.

Pivot 100% to the content. I will start a formal RfC at WikiProject Canada. Poketama (talk) 17:51, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Is that the best place for the RfC if it's a MOS concern? oncamera _{(talk page)} 18:00, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I think so as it's something of concern for the broader community rather than just the policy editors. I'll crosslink it. Poketama (talk) 18:32, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This just went to an RfC, see WT:LEAD#RFC: Can Indigenous/native languages be included in the lede of articles about places?, and the nominator ended up withdrawing it. MOS:LEADCLUTTER is pretty clear, and it's the policy (agreed upon by a consensus of editors) I'm following. Not sure why your beef is with me. This is just one of many policies I follow when cleaning up articles. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:35, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the link that's helpful to review. I have no dispute with you as a user but there is a dispute on policy and its costing everyone time and energy. Hopefully this will clear up any policy concerns whichever conclusion is reached in the Canadian context. Poketama (talk) 18:37, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The dispute that lead User:Oncamera here were all edits on US articles. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:41, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I see they have a mix of US and Canadian edits. I think its best to handle one at a time. Poketama (talk) 18:48, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The policy in question applies across Wikipedia. In fact, the policy mentioned above--MOS:FOREIGNEQUIV--uses Ukraine as an example. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:13, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I would prefer a mass RfC, it's not country specific. oncamera _{(talk page)} 22:28, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Aborigine#Requested move 25 February 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Aborigine#Requested move 25 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. CNC (talk) 17:47, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Maritime fur trade

Maritime fur trade 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. Z1720 (talk) 02:04, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wounded Knee Massacre has an RfC

Wounded Knee Massacre has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Sahib-e-Qiran, EasternShah 21:46, 31 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Indigenous archaeology and pre-history

There is a page for Indigenous archaeology, but no category. There's no page or category for Indigenous archaeology by country either, such as Category:Native American archaeology or Category:First Nations archaeology or Category:Inuit archaeology. EG, there's a category for Category:Archaeological sites in Maryland, but no specific way to locate the articles related to Native Americans specifically (versus European settlers or African Americans). And certainly no categorization for Indigenous archaeology by state or province. Beyond that, categories such as Category:Native American history of Florida are sub-cats of categories such as Category:Pre-statehood history of Florida. Well, plenty of Native American history in these locations is post-statehood, so that's problematic and reduces Native Americans to a relic of the past. I think there should be easier ways to categorize Native American or African-American archaeological pages and a better way of distinguishing between pre-historical and modern Native American history. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 21:23, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

We do have Category:Native American tribes by state with all of its sub-cats. We could create something like Category:Native American archaeological sites .... And I notice that Category:Native American culture is a bit of a mess. It includes articles about archaeological cultures as well as things like Category:Native American–Jewish relations and Category:LGBTQ Native American culture . So, maybe also Category:Native American archaeological cultures. Donald Albury 22:27, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe a category for Native American archaeology topics could be sub-categorized under both Category:Native American culture and Category:Native American history? Specific categories like Category:Native American archaeological sites in Maryland would be a sub-cat of both Category:Native American history of Maryland and Category:Archaeological sites in Maryland. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 01:43, 10 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking the same thing for archaeological sites. We should expand that to cover the rest of the Americas. Donald Albury 11:38, 10 April 2026 (UTC) (Edited to remove unnecessary proposal. Archaeological culture categories already exist.) - Donald Albury 22:27, 10 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

We have Category:Archaeological cultures in the United States, with sub-categories Category:Archaeological cultures of Florida, Category:Prehistoric cultures in Colorado, Category:Prehistoric cultures in Nebraska, and Category:Prehistoric cultures in Ohio. We also have Category:Indigenous culture of the Americas by cultural region with sub-categories such as Category:Indigenous culture of the Amazon and Category:Indigenous culture of the Pacific Northwest. I propose to merge the 'Archaeological cultures in the United States' category and its sub-cats into the 'Indigenous culture of the Americas by cultural region' category tree. While I was thinking of a structure for archaeological/prehistoric cultures, there may not be a clear distinction between archaeological and contempory culture for many Indigenous peoples in the Americas. Does anyone have any objections or suggestions? Donald Albury 17:09, 11 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Why would there not be a clear distinction? Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 00:15, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I support "Indigenous cultures of the Americas by cultural region" approach since cultures/tribes span most state/country boundaries (since countries often use rivers as borders and tribes often live along both banks of rivers–probably because we had boat technology. Also support using "precontact" rather than "prehistoric" as much as possible. "Prehistoric" is so loaded and unhelpful as a concept. Additionally, it's good to note that there's increasing archaeology of post-contact Native sites. Yuchitown (talk) 01:56, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

And would the archaeological cultures categories be fully merged or would they be sub-cats of the Indigenous cultures categories? Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 02:16, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

Hello,
Please note that Rainmaking (ritual), which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of the Articles for improvement. The article is scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Community portal in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!
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Wikipedia:Destubathon of the Americas

Project members are invited to participate in the Destubathon of the Americas, a contest/editathon which will run from May 1 to May 31. The goal is to destub as many of our 475,000+ stubs for the Americas (from Alaska down to Chile) as possible. A good chance to have fun in expanding many of our old stale stubs and win up to $2680 in Amazon vouchers for expanding stub articles. Sign up in the Contestants/participants section on the contest page if interested. Even if not interested in prizes you are still warmly welcome to participate in it as an editathon! Hopefully we can achieve something significant in the month of May together! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:18, 14 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Move proposal

Iroquois has been proposed to be renamed and moved to Haudenosaunee. Discussion at Talk:Iroquois#Requested move 14 April 2026. —Yuchitown (talk) 14:55, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Anabaptist settler colonialism#Requested move 18 April 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Anabaptist settler colonialism#Requested move 18 April 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jacksonvil (talk|contribs) 03:56, 25 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies

Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies 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. Z1720 (talk) 03:07, 27 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Taíno archaeology#Requested move 11 April 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Taíno archaeology#Requested move 11 April 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 10:17, 2 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Homestead Act

why no mention of Homestead Act made by Abraham Lincoln as genocide? ~2026-28558-07 (talk) 05:25, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Rainmaking (ritual)#Requested move 14 April 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Rainmaking (ritual)#Requested move 14 April 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 03:30, 14 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]