Talk:Dick Wilson (tribal chairman)

message: I deleted a sentence regarding Peltier. It might be good just to link back to his article. For the meantime, though, the statement was an example of creeping bias as it essentially said "Leonard was convicted but Amnesty said he was innocent." Amnesty International considered him - at least at one time - to be a political prisoner (I'm not sure it's been verified they still do). That is not an assessment of his role in the murders.
Yes, you're right on both counts. Thanks for catching these goofs.
--Dansato 13:37, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leonard Peltier 

message: I don't know a whole lot about Dick Wilson, but what I have read and seen outside of Wikipedia sure paints a different picture. Wiki's coverage seems very generous to Mr. Wilson. I would strongly suggest some background perspective regarding Bill Janklow and Denis Banks at the least. - Joe R.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.76.52.124 (talk) 00:21, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The Gordon affidavit is considered a primary source. Editors on Wikipedia are required to use secondary published sources, preferably from peer-reviewed journals, academic presses, or otherwise reliable sources - we are using what historians and mainstream writers have documented, based on their review of much evidence. There has been plenty written about this which is available for study.Parkwells (talk) 14:05, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:   General  

message: The NY Times in his obituary identifies him as Richard Wilson, elected president of the tribe, and that is what the later elected officers are also called, such as Cecilia Fire Thunder. Why is Wilson referred to here as "Dick", which was a nickname used by family and friends, and tribal chairman?  The tribe's constitution of 1936 called for an elected president and vp, and that is the government described in the Wikipedia article on the Pine Ridge Reservation.Parkwells (talk) 15:13, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Found that the title of Chairman and President were used interchangeably since the 1936 Indian Reorganization Act and the tribe's constitution.  Editors may want to make a choice here, or show that both are applicable.Parkwells (talk) 18:24, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Name and status

message: Agree it needs to focus on facts about Wilson, rather than so much on Wounded Knee Incident, although his abuses so aroused opponents as to directly contribute to that. More has been added since earlier comments on the Talk page about the GOONs and violent suppression of political opponents. Editors need to consult academic histories as well as newspaper accounts of the time; this has been studied since the events took place.Parkwells (talk) 15:16, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Focus of article

message: This article has five references to Means, and only the last one links the the wiki article for Russell Means.  The first four references are by last name only (and as mentioned no link).  Since no other background or introduction for Means is provided, it seems to me that in the article, the references to Mean would be more clear if at least the first one linked to the wiki article about him.  Perhaps all 5 should do so? Shihpah (talk) 11:05, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah makes sense. I changed it so the first mention also contains his full name and a link to his article. Billy7 (talk) 04:08, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  references to Russell Means