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- ↑ Zhou, Helen. "Our Campus: Elder Larry Grant finds a voice for Indigenous languages". The Ubyssey U. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "The Origins of Our Program". First Nations and Endangered Languages Program. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Major and Minor Requirements". First Nations and Endangered Languages Program.
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