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- 1 2 Monica Lamb-Yorski, "Webstad documentary Returning Home premieres at UBC". Williams Lake Tribune, September 30, 2021.
- ↑ Justin Bell, "EIFF Review: Returning Home". Edmonton Journal , October 1, 2021.
- 1 2 "Can Geo Films documentary Returning Home to premiere at Canadian film festivals". Canadian Geographic , September 9, 2021.
- ↑ Amanda Wawryk, "'Returning Home': New documentary profiles founder of Orange Shirt Day". Daily Hive , September 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Returning Home scores Best Canadian Documentary award at three prestigious film festivals in Western Canada". Cision , October 19, 2021.
- ↑ Steve Newton, "Vancouver International Film Fest announces award winners". The Georgia Straight , October 13, 2021.
