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- ↑ Staff, Stateside (June 22, 2016). "Documentary follows Native Americans fighting to keep their culture and traditions alive". michiganradio.org. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ↑ Winn, Ryan (August 20, 2015). "Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience". Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ↑ Bailey, Constance (July 10, 2018). "Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience by Audrey Geyer (review)". Journal of American Folklore. 131 (521): 362–363. doi:10.5406/jamerfolk.131.521.0362. ISSN 1535-1882.