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- ↑ Van Laan, Nancy (1989). Rainbow Crow. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0394895772.
- ↑ "Rainbow Crow". HitRecord.
- ↑ "'Crow: The Legend' Review: John Legend Leads a Musical Tale of Native American Mythology". Collider. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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