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- ↑ "BROCKET 99 - Nilesh Patel". Sounds Like Canada. 2005-06-30. CBC.
- ↑ "Winners 2006". Montreal First Peoples’ Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ↑ "Anchorage International Film Festival". Anchorage International Film Festival. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
