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- 1 2 3 "Rise Ashen and Flying Down Thunder: A little creative combustion". Ottawa Citizen , March 5, 2012.
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- ↑ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, January 3, 2012". !earshot.
- ↑ "NAMMYS Highlight Native Musical Talent". Indian Time, November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Nunavummiut nominated for Junos". Northern News Services , February 20, 2017.