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References
- ↑ "Grand Council." Swampy Cree Tribal Council. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- 1 2 Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (2021-12-07). "Swampy Cree Tribal Council | First Nation Profiles". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ↑ "SCTC | Swampy Cree Tribal Council" . Retrieved 2023-07-30.
