[Gendergap] No sources - argh!!

[Erin O'Rourke]

Hey all,

I'm currently living in Urubamba, Peru I want to improve the article on the
town. Unfortunately I'm not sure where to start given so little is published
about it. My efforts to find history I could source has come up with little
to nothing, but given I'm living here I now know the official founding date
of the town is November 9th and is considered a holiday. That's just one
example of the many things I'm finding out that one would never find
published. I'm thinking not but I figured I'd ask anyway - does Wikipedia
make any provision for local or unsourced knowledge?

Also, I think the question is relevant and interesting to this list if only
in terms of what kind of information is privileged as important enough to
get published - there is much in the way of critiquing knowledge regarded as
official due to its published status while minority, indigenous and womens'
voices go unheard due to power structures that result in erasure.

Any feedback would be much appreciated!

-- 
Erin O'Rourke
http://erin-orourke.com
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