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References
- ↑ Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications Branch (14 November 2008). "First Nation Profiles". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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