| Revision as of 19:16, 8 April 2014 editKwamikagami (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Template editors475,613 edits →Ethnic groups: looks like recent consensus has made Canada an exception← Previous edit | Revision as of 14:10, 9 April 2014 edit undoSkookum1 (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled89,945 edits RM after RM NOT in Canada have shown it's not just an exception in Canada; what the consensus observed by Cuchulain was that "people" is not mandatory nor even "preferred: removing that again per widespread consensus established at countless RMsNext edit → | ||
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"Elbonian people" , "Ethnic Elbonians" and "Elbonians" are all acceptable. Generally speaking, the article title should use the common English language term for an ethnic group. | ||
| Canada is an exception: There the root names is used without disambiguation for the people. For example, ], with a hat note for the language. | |||
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This guideline contains conventions on how to name Misplaced Pages articles about peoples, ethnicities and tribes. It should be read in conjunction with Misplaced Pages's general policy on article naming, Misplaced Pages:Article titles. This guideline explains how to handle cases where this format is not obvious, or for one reason or other is not followed.
Ethnic groups
Ethnic groups have several acceptable naming conventions. In the following table the pattern is based on an imaginary Elbonian ethnicity.
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| Elbonian people | Basque people, Kurdish people, Wauja people |
| Elbonians | American Jews, Romanians, Rusyns, Serbs, Taiwanese aborigines |
| Elbonian | African American, Iyer |
| Ethnic Elbonians | Ethnic Germans |
| Elbonians (ethnic group) | Macedonians (ethnic group) |
"Elbonian people" , "Ethnic Elbonians" and "Elbonians" are all acceptable. Generally speaking, the article title should use the common English language term for an ethnic group.
Self-identification
How the group self-identifies should be considered. If their autonym is commonly used in English, it would be the best article title. Any terms regarded as derogatory by members of the ethnic group in question should be avoided.
Tribes
A people should not be called a "tribe" unless they are actually a tribe (sub-ethnicity) rather than an ethnic group or a nation, even if references commonly call them tribes, as that label can be offensive when used inaccurately. Examples of true tribes are the Walla Walla tribe of the Sahaptin people, the Bukusu tribe of the Luhya people, and the Naphtali tribe of the ancient Hebrews. In the case of an article on a tribal government with 'tribe' in its name, the word 'tribe' is capitalized, as in Spirit Lake Tribe.
Plurals
In articles describing multiple ethnic groups, "peoples" is pluralized, for example, Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
Disputes
Disputes over how to refer to a group are addressed by policies such as Verifiability, Neutral point of view, Article titles, and English. Undiscussed, unilateral moves of widely edited articles are discouraged.
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