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- ↑ "Museum of Ventura County and San Buenaventura Mission join with California Mission Riders to educate". Ventura County Star . Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ↑ Indian Country Today, Nov 28, 2003 - Rod Rondeaux: From cowboy to stunt man By Roscoe Pond
- ↑ The Santa Fe New Mexican , Aug 12, 2016 - Native Cinema Showcase, Street cred: "Mekko" Casey Sanchez
- ↑ Turner Classic Movies - Crazy Horse(1996)
- ↑ Indian Country Today, Nov 28, 2003 - Rod Rondeaux: From cowboy to stunt man By Roscoe Pond
- ↑ blog.oregonlive.com, April 19, 2011 - 'Meek's Cutoff' and the secret language of the mysterious Native American By Shawn Levy, The Oregonian
- ↑ Slate.com, Sept 20, 2011 - Meek’s Cutoff’s Mysterious Indian, Translated By Nina Shen Rastogi
- ↑ The Hollywood Reporter , 9/28/2015 - MOVIES, 'Mekko': Film Review by Sheri Linden
- ↑ The Reel Bits, June 16, 2016 - SFF 2016 Review: Mekko - Richard Gray
- ↑ The Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug 12, 2016 - Native Cinema Showcase, Street cred: "Mekko" Casey Sanchez
- ↑ Variety , September 11, 2015 - Toronto Film Review: ‘Mekko’
An ex-con lands in Tulsa's Native American community of homeless 'street chiefs' in Sterlin Harjo's third feature. By Dennis Harvey - ↑ Screendaily.com, 19 February 2018 - REVIEWS, 'Land': Berlin Review By Allan Hunter
- ↑ Turner Classic Movies - Woman Walks Ahead (2018