Below is an quote from an article published in the Connecticut Law Review title “Water Quality and (In) Equality: The Continuing Struggle to Protect Penobscot Sustenance Fishing Rights in Maine” by Allison M. Dussias 

“The tribes thus suffered discriminatory treatment at the hands of the state of Maine. Other residents of the state could count on protection of their legal rights, or would at least have avenues to seek legal redress for violation of their rights. Tribes and individual tribal members, however, were deprived—seemingly without recourse—of rights to their land and resources, despite the treaty guarantees.” (Dussias)

Analysis:

Throughout this article the author sets on presenting the factual information surrounding the latest setback in the fight to protect the sustenance fishing rights of the Penobscot Nation in Maine. I chose this specific part of the article because it is one of the few places where I see the author placing her own opinion or belief into the piece. Even though in this instance she is stating her belief based on the facts of this ongoing issue, I still would view it as an act of countering the factual information. I relate to this as this is how I would normally approach using factual information in my own papers. However as Harris points out I would try not to keep arguing or saying just one view of the conversation. I recognize, as Dussias does in her article, the importance at looking at all areas of the argument and reporting those whether or not you agree with everything. Also Dussias does a great job of looking at the factual information and discussing the deeper meaning of how the treatment of Penobscot Nation and their fishing rights has affected their way of life. She looks beyond just presenting the facts and with that comes her own analysis and beliefs. 

In terms of positioning myself to the texts I am reading I always have tried to use the textual information to further a point I am making. There may be times where I am not always using the piece of textual evidence in the way that the author intended,  meaning I am interpreting the text in my own way. Much of the information I am finding on this specific topic are fact based due to the nature of this issue with the tribes in Maine. So in positioning myself with the text I have to recognize what I am looking at for information. Though facts of course can be interpreted differently based on who is using them so I must take that into consideration when citing from those sources.