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- 1 2 Tepper, Leslie (2014). The Grand Hall: First Peoples of Canada's Northwest Coast. Library and Archives Canada. p. 100. ISBN 9780660202792.
- ↑ Sam Haiyupis / Bev Jack married in Ahousat, 31 May 1984, Ha-Shilth-Sa, p11
- ↑ Ha-Shilth-Sa, Klecko's, November 20th 2003, p18