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- 1 2 Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (2021-12-07). "First Nation Profiles". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- 1 2 "Home". Interlake Reserves Tribal Council Inc. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
