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- ↑ Dunlevy, T'Cha. "First Peoples Festival opens with documentary Circus Without Borders". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019.
- ↑ Jean Siag, "Les 7 doigts coproduisent un spectacle au Nunavut". La Presse , July 1, 2019.
