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- 1 2 3 Appendix B.19 – High Bar (Llenlleney'ten) First Nation, Government of B.C.
- ↑ "Home". High Bar First Nation. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ Reconciliation, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and. "High Bar First Nation - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ "High Bar First Nation | British Columbia Assembly of First Nations". www.bcafn.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ Annex 4.C.1 Joint Federal / Provincial Consultation and Accommodation Report for the Trans Mountain Project including Relevant Annexes (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 22 Feb 2023
