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- ↑ Kevin Maimann, "Red Fever asks why the West is obsessed with Indigenous cultural stereotypes". CBC News, June 15, 2024.
- 1 2 John Hazelton, "Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge talk 2024 Hot Docs world premiere ‘Red Fever’". Screen Daily , April 27, 2024.
- ↑ Janet Smith, "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Stir, May 11, 2024.
- ↑ Sam Laskaris, "Film that tackles the world’s fascination with Native people set for national release". Windspeaker , June 10, 2024.
