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References
- ↑ "In the Light of Reverence".
- ↑ "The Four Couners: A National Sacrifice Area".
- ↑ "Downwind/Downstream".
- ↑ "Nova: Poison in the Rockies".
- ↑ "Sacred Land Website". Earth Island Institute.