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- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Dashken 22 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
54°09′00″N130°09′00″W / 54.15000°N 130.15000°W
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