Is the following description describing a primary source, secondary source, or neither ..... I went to the library and found a newspaper written in 2005 about the first Louisiana Indian tribes.

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Is the following description describing a primary source, secondary source, or neither ____ I went to the library and found a newspaper written in 2005 about the first Louisiana Indian tribes.

A	Secondary Source
B	Primary Source
C	Neither
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Primary sources are original materials, regardless of format. Letters, diaries, minutes, photographs, artifacts, interviews, and sound or video recordings are examples of primary sources created as a time or event is occurring.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary sources can be described as those sources that are closest to the origin of the information. They contain raw information and thus, must be interpreted by researchers. Secondary sources are closely related to primary sources and often interpret them.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, diaries, artwork, poems, letters, journals, treaties, and speeches are all primary sources. Secondary sources are interpretations of primary sources. For example, they can be articles, television documentaries, conferences, biographies, essays, and critiques of a piece of art.

Detailed explanation-4: -Primary Sources are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. Primary sources can include: Texts of laws and other original documents. Newspaper reports, by reporters who witnessed an event or who quote people who did.

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