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- ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Three debut novels among finalists for 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". Quill & Quire , September 27, 2023.
- ↑ Kathryne Cardwell, "Métis women’s struggles span generations". Winnipeg Free Press , June 3, 2023.
- ↑ Shannon Webb-Campbell, "Book Review: ‘Inquiries’ by Métis Poet Michelle Porter". Muskrat Magazine, August 30, 2019.
- ↑ James M. Fisher, "Approaching Fire by Michelle Porter". Miramichi Reader, January 15, 2021.
- ↑ Laurie D. Graham, "Scratching River". Alberta Views , September 1, 2022.
- ↑ Yohannes, Samraweet (April 21, 2020). "Doyali Islam, Thomas King and Billy-Ray Belcourt shortlisted for 2020 League of Canadian Poets Awards". CBC News . Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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