User talk:Mwatuangi

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		For finding the original source on an important government declaration on the Taino article, which had been subject to significant debate. Poketama (talk) 04:48, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. Mwatuangi (talk) 23:14, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Hello! I hope you like cats :). I just wanted to say I really appreciate the work you have been doing on Buffy Sainte Marie's page recently. Also, the other work you have done here seems super cool, too. Thank you!

Mek-laa-ni (talk) 18:09, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, and you're welcome! Mwatuangi (talk) 18:28, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

December 2023

Hello, I'm Donald Albury. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Saponi, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Donald Albury 00:00, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

You noticed me reverting an edit making an unsourced claim that you didn't bother to correct despite it not being sourced or even described in the edit. Did you post this note on their talk page also?

The article itself already cites credible sources showing the Saponi people collectively still exist and links to the tribes including them, as well as an official wiki page for the tribe, so I don't know how my statement isn't sourced. The official page for NC Tribal Communities even explicitly states, re: Haliwa-Saponi: "The Haliwa-Saponi tribal members are direct descendents of the Saponi, Tuscarora, Tutelo and Nansemond Indians." It says "The Sappony have made the Piedmont Highlands their home for countless generations," for the Sappony. They aren't extinct nor considered to be such in any capacity. Mwatuangi (talk) 03:20, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Make your case on the article talk page. You will notice that I am not the only editor reverting the change from past to present tense. You need to establish a consensus among participating editors that the preponderance of reliable sources supports the continued existence of the tribe as a tribe. Donald Albury 13:56, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

No, I do not need to establish consensus. Governments recognize them and so does Indian Country. It’s beyond arrogant and bordering on racist to assume you can decide whether their people and culture is still contemporaneous in spite of all this. Mwatuangi (talk) 17:28, 3 December 2023 (UTC)