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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2015-04-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Britten, Thomas A. (2014). The National Council on Indian Opportunity: Quiet Champion of Self-Determination. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826355003.
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