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- ↑ Moore, Patrick; Wheelock, Angela (1990). Wolverine Myths and Visions: Dene Traditions from Northern Alberta. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-8161-5.
- ↑ Asch 1988, p. 59.
- ↑ Asch 1988, p. 63.
- ↑ Keillor, Elaine (2006). Music in Canada: Capturing Landscape and Diversity. McGill–Queen's University Press. p. 286. ISBN 0-7735-3177-7. OCLC 65206128.
