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- ↑ "Sam Gargan elected new Dehcho grand chief - North - CBC News". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ↑ "N.W.T. hamlet election results: 9 communities elect mayors, councillors". CBC News. December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ↑ "New mayors for Fort McPherson, Fort Providence in N.W.T. municipal elections". CBC News. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
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