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- ↑ Ben Cousins, "'They had no pity': New documentary chronicles traumatizing life at residential schools". CTV News, March 4, 2021.
- ↑ Chris Jancelewicz, "Sarain Fox talks short doc ‘Inendi,’ COVID-19 in Indigenous communities and listening to elders". Global News, December 30, 2020.
- 1 2 "New film tells captivating story of northern Ontario residential school survival". CBC Northern Ontario, December 16, 2020.
- ↑ Delphine Jung, "Inendi : « La vérité brutale » des pensionnats autochtones". Ici Radio-Canada, February 15, 2021.
- ↑ Dennis Ward, "Sarain Fox documenting and preserving her auntie’s stories before they’re lost". APTN National News , February 9, 2021.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada , March 30, 2021.
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