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- 1 2 3 "About Us". Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation), Canada and Ontario announce the completion of an Addition to Reserve process". Government of Ontario. Queen's Printer for Ontario. Apr 15, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- 1 2 Twance, Yolanda (January 22, 2014). Who we are is where we come from : a historical curriculum resource for the Pic Mobert First Nation (M.Ed.). Lakehead University. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ↑ "History". Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg. August 1, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
