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- ↑ "Berland River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 19.
- ↑ "Jean Baptiste Berland (Breland). (1777-1838)" (PDF). Metis Museum. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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