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- 1 2 "Tsimshian First Nations". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail, Kitasoo". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ "Kitasoo Governance". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- 1 2 Government of Canada (March 2024). "Registered population". First Nation Profiles. Government of Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- 1 2 Government of Canada (2021). "Population Characteristics". First Nation Profiles. Government of Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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