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- ↑ Alioff, Maurie (September 2001). "From the Edge of the Earth: Zacharias Kunuk's Atanarjuat". Take One . p. 21.
- ↑ "Inuit film earns top honours at Genie Awards". CBC News . 8 February 2002. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ Gregoire, Lisa (15 August 2016). "Nunavut directors head for the red carpet at TIFF". The Nunatsiaq News . Retrieved 28 January 2017.
