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- ↑ Evelyn Frick, "For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle just to exist". The Jerusalem Post , October 12, 2021.
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- ↑ Waubgeshig Rice, "Play brings art to life". North Bay Nugget , April 24, 2004.
- ↑ Joey Clift [@joeytainment] (May 3, 2023). "Spirit Rangers Season 2 comes out May 8th and we just announced a bunch of our voice cast!! It was so fun working with all of these Native and Indigenous superstars and I can't wait for ya'll to hear them in the new episodes! #SpiritRangers" (Tweet). Retrieved September 16, 2023– via Twitter.
