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- ↑ "Be inspired by these new memoirs from remarkable people". Toronto Star , September 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age". Quill & Quire , July 2018.
- ↑ Vicky Qiao, "Jordan Abel & Ian Williams among five finalists for $60K Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction". CBC Books, September 15, 2021.
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