For example, the Plains Cree and the Woodland Cree are two distinct groups. Indigenous authors, artists and Elders express Indigenous viewpoints often more fully. Controversial topics are too often ignored and discussions about racism, for example, unnecessarily avoided. Information about Indigenous peoples is sometimes separated and condensed as supplementary knowledge in one or two chapters.
Many resources suggest Indigenous peoples and cultures exist only in the past.
Both glossary and text should demonstrate that Indigenous peoples exist today. The bibliography should contain credible research and resources. Overuse of umbrella terms obscures these distinctions. Parallel use of time frames and related settings forestalls the impression of having to reach back in time whenever Indian and Metis peoples are discussed. Often only one or two materials from a series is creditable for the resource collection.