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- 1 2 Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (2021-12-07). "First Nation Profiles". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- 1 2 3 "History of DOTC". Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- 1 2 3 "Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council Member First Nations". Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
