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Subject does not pass WP:Politician. He is currently a councillor of the Squamish Nation, of ~4000 people, among 15 others, which does not confer notability. He is running for mayor of Vancouver in the upcoming 2018 election, but that doesn't confer notability either. 1l2l3k (talk) 19:16, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Lean DeleteWhile I don't know where I'd stand on tribal leaders, 1l2l3k has a point that candidates do not normally meet the specifications of WP:NPOL. If he wins, he'd be notable as Mayor of Vancouver. The question then becomes: is his work as councillor and hereditary chief of the Squamish Nation enough for notability? That I don't know. Bkissin (talk) 19:31, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Keep I am not sure about whether his role as a hereditary chief of the Squamish Nation alone makes him notable or not, but I feel we should be careful removing content related to aboriginal people. As a group, they are under included in Wikipedia. Of course alone that is not a reason to keep if he is not otherwise notable. He is the mayoral candidate for the current ruling party/slate Vision Vancouver in Vancouver the third largest city in Canada. His candicatcy has been covered in multiple reliable sources: The Georgia Straight, CBC News, Vancouver Sun, and Globe and Mail (as cited in the article). Not cited in the article as of yet, his campaign has also been covered in the StarMetro (newspaper)[1], Vancouver Courier[2], CTV News[3], North Shore News[4] and Squamish Chief[5]. If he is elected, he is certainly notable. If he is not, he likely is anyway given the coverage to date, and which will continue until the election in October.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 19:57, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Whether presence or not of aboriginal people is under or over included is of no relevance for notability. There is nothing in the wikipedia policies that says that when a subject is aboriginal, a different level of care should be used. Are you making an argument that he has received significant press coverage, thereby falls under second bullet of WP:NPOL? In this case the onus would be to bring sources that consist of writings which cover "in depth, independently in multiple news feature articles". With the exception of the article on "the Star" I don't see in-depth coverage in other articles. --1l2l3k (talk) 20:19, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Whoa, don't get WP:HOSTILE. I think the concern that Darryl Kerrigan and I have is whether being an Aboriginal chief satisfies notability outside of the campaign context. I can't say that I know personally. When Elsipogtog member Susan Levi-Peters ran in Beausejour in 2011, she was considered non-notable, but I can't remember if she was a chief or not. Steam5, Bearcat, your thoughts? Bkissin (talk) 20:44, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks 1l2l3k and Bkissin. I have made some additions to the article and am starting to think he may be notable simply for his role as Chief of the Squamish Nation. During his tenure, he was the negotiator on the Squamish, BC Woodfibre LNG project (which he was ultimately opposed to), and was Chief when the nation filed a court challenge against the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Some of his statements were reported well before he declared for mayor, including his proposal that the Fairmont Academy, a former RCMP barracks, in Vancouver, be torn down despite its heritage designation due to its history in the "marginalization of indigenous people". Ultimately, it appears the building is going to be moved. Before he declared for mayor, this[6] profile was published in BC Business. Anyway, more food for thought. Look forward to hearing from others.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 01:55, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

I was by all means not rude in my earlier paragraph, just stating Wikipedia's policies. I left a note in the talk page that may require attention. I repeat: there is nothing for tribe leaders, even if we consider them under WP:NOBLE that would make them inherently notable: only GNG saves this article. I think the article got very good improvements in the last 24 hours by Darryl Kerrigan, that can satisfy the second bullet of WP:NPOL and at this point, I can use WP:WDAFD and can withdraw my nomination, always provided that @Bkissin: agrees with me and strikes his "delete" vote. --1l2l3k (talk) 15:27, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

We typically don't include general WP:ROUTINE campaign coverage as counting toward WP:GNG under WP:NPOL - and all of the coverage is currently campaign related as he's unelected, but it does seem there should be enough sources about his career as the Squamish Nation regardless of his mayoral run to get him there, but I'm not sure they're in the article yet. SportingFlyer talk 13:15, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

The pre-candidacy, Squamish nation activity all sounds like routine local political leader stuff, deals about real estate, naming a park, doing stuff when Olympic Games come to the region, opposing a gas pipeline. It's what local leaders do. Then the popular ones run for a significant office, like Mayor of Vancouver.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:50, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:42, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:42, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of British Columbia-related deletion discussions.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 21:57, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Keep - I think being a hereditary chief of a major indigenous community probably makes one notable, providing there are reliable sources. -- Earl Andrew - talk 15:26, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

• Note that Squamish Nation pop. 3,600. more or less mayor of a very small town.

• Squamish is one of 3 numerically small indigenous groups, that hold lands that can be described as over $1 billion in developable properties.E.M.Gregory (talk) 16:38, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

• Delete as editors state at top of discussion, he is one of 17 members of the Council that manages Squamish affairs. I take "hereditary chief" to be an honorific, like being "Sir" somebody in England. It doesn't confer notability. (cf. Wakeley baronets; baronets don't get articles by right of heredity, ergo, neither do chiefs). There is some news coverage pre-dating candidacy, like this in a local paper: (my apologies for the Password protected Proquest link) Leaked audio says towers part of Jericho vision; Squamish chief airs land deal details at band meeting, Mackin, Bob. North Shore News, May 2016: A.6. in which Campbell promotes/defends landholding arrangements shared with other tribes and promotes high-rise development of a jointly-held tract in Vancouver.) But he's just a non-notable individual running for Mayor at this point.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:37, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
• Keep. It may be WP:TOOSOON for him to pass WP:Politician but the referenced, secondary sources appear to grant him notability under WP:GNG. I found Darryl Kerrigan's argument that under represented groups of people should find inclusion to be persuasive as well. No, it doesn't grant them notability per se but we should consider this when considering deleting information. Ifnord (talk) 21:16, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

• *Wow. Just Wow. This is the 3rd editor who has come to this page to suggest that we have double standards, judging members of certain groups by a higher, tougher standard, and of Amerindians by lower, easier to pass standards. Color me gobsmacked. Stunned. Saddened and dazed.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:45, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

• Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Pre-candidicy coverage is minor, coverage during campaign is WP:MILL for candidates, even though it does exist. We have standards for candidates; we keep them only if coverage is extraordinary.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:45, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

E.M.Gregory, we all understand he is not notable simply because he is running for Mayor. The article on the 2018 election suggests there are at least seven others running for that position this year. Not all of them are notable, nor deserving of their own article. As we are all aware Mr. Campbell is the current chief of Squamish Nation. Not a large group by population, but given the British Columbia Treaty Process and aboriginal land claims the nation packs a punch much larger than its ~4000 members alone. This is shown by the reporting on Mr. Campbell and his role (as Chief of the Nation), concerning the Woodfibre LNG project, the Trans Mountain Pipeline (kind of a big deal for the last number of years), the 2010 Winter Olympics, the proposed renaming of Stanley Park (which received significant nation and local coverage), and the removal of the old RCMP barracks (more of a local issue). There are 14 citations in the article. A quick google news search for ("Ian Campbell" Squamish) tenders 654 results. Sure, some of this is routine coverage of the municipal election, much of it is not however, and is instead coverage from his time as Chief. If you change the date range, to exclude articles since he declared for mayor there are still tons of articles (at least 10 google pages, doesn't show the number though). In addition to being chief, he was one of the founders of MST (and remains a board member of that corporate entity), which manages over $1 billion in real-estate holdings for the Squamish Nation and two other first nations in the Vancouver area. No one is saying that all candidates deserve an article, but there is a lot of ink that has been spilled about this guy, and he has been around for a while with his fingers in a lot of pies. We should not be so dismissive of him simply because it took him running for mayor for the likes of me to pay attention. Anyway, more food for thought.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 00:24, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

I ran a Proquest news archive search, limited dates to exclude the campaign coverage, and, as I state above. the pre-campaign coverage was minor, local, and MILL, documents Campbell's participatin in local issues as a community political leader. Stuff like opposing a pipeline through the area. So, yes, First Nations unite in pipeline fight; Bailey, Ian. The Globe and Mail; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]18 Jan 2017: S.1., quotes"Chief Ian Campbell of the Squamish Nation said following a news conference declaring common concerns," as the community's spokesman. A lot stuff of the type: (Squamish Nation elects new council; TIA ABELL Staff Reporter. The North Shore Outlook; North Vancouver, B.C. [North Vancouver, B.C]08 Dec 2005: 10. ...Baker, Deborah Baker and Chief hitIan hitCampbell, one of the four hereditary chiefs....); but we would need if WP:SIGCOV, articles that are about him, profiles, or deep dives into his political and financial doings. If you can find those - pre-campaign - I'm always willing to change my opinion. But I'm only seeing that sort of coverage once he's running for Mayor. E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:39, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

• Comment – Can anyone state the policy that says tribal leaders of tribal nations (more specifically, those with under 5,000 people) are notable? I also do agree with EMG above, that it should wait until after the election before deletion is considered. If not, I support a possible Redirect to the Vancouver municipal election, 2018 because there is a mention of him there. If this is done, the revision history shouldn't be deleted, solely to preserve the article in the case that he wins. Redditaddict69 00:22, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kirbanzo (talk) 02:12, 29 August 2018 (UTC)