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- ↑ A Dictionary of the Osage Language. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1932.
- ↑ Porter, Chris (20 October 2013). "Arrow Going Home".
- ↑ "Claremore (person) | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". www.okhistory.org.
- ↑ A History of the Osage People. University of Alabama Press. 28 January 2004. ISBN 9780817350185.
- Burns, Louis F. (28 January 2004). A History of the Osage People. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-5018-5.