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References
- ↑ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ↑ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ↑ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ↑ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Nuxalk Nation". First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- 1 2 Elassar, Alaa (2023-02-19). "The Nuxalk Nation's totem pole was stolen and sold to a museum. After waiting 110 years, they finally have it back". CNN. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ Smith 1929, p. 57.
- ↑ Smith 1929, p. 65.
Bibliography
- Smith, Harlan I. (1929). "Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia". National Museum of Canada Bulletin. 56: 47–68.
