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- ↑ "MLAs sworn in by Nunavut commissioner". Nunatsiaq News . Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ↑ Madalyn Howitt, "Nunavummiut elect 11 fresh faces to territorial legislature". Nunatsiaq News , October 25, 2021.
- ↑ Derek Neary, "MLA candidates on the issues: Mary Killiktee, Uqqummiut". Nunavut News , October 20, 2021.
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