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- ↑ Schonert, Ty (May 1, 2023). "First Native American elected to hold leadership position in North Dakota Legislature". WDAY . Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ↑ Ballalatak, Isabelle (March 24, 2023). "North Dakota leaders vow no tolerance for racist taunts at sporting events, warn of deeper bigotry". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ↑ Hegland-Thorpe, Alicia (November 2, 2022). "Jayme Davis, District 9A House – Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa". Prairie Public News. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ↑ "New legislators prepare for 68th Legislative Assembly". KX News. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
