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- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Meegwun Fairbrother has been cast as Avatar Kuruk in an expanded role in the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! Now, meet the complete four-element Avatar Cycle". Tumblr. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
