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- ↑ Emma Tranter, "'I'm super Inuk': Nunavut singer Terry Uyarak releases songs in Inuktitut". CBC North, November 15, 2020.
- ↑ Jean Siag, "Les 7 doigts coproduisent un spectacle au Nunavut". La Presse , July 1, 2019.
- ↑ Calum Slingerland, "Nunavut's Terry Uyarak Details Debut Solo Album". Exclaim! , September 18, 2020.
- ↑ Derek Neary, "Video: Terry Uyarak releases first single ‘Inuit Nunangat’". Nunavut News , August 21, 2020.
- ↑ Derek Neary, "Terry Uyarak releases new single, Anuri, featuring Riit; announces debut album". Northern News Services , September 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Ruby Waters, Terry Uyarak, Bakar debut". CBC Music, November 19, 2020.
- ↑ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
- ↑ Anthony Boire, "Terry Uyarak's 'Unnuaq' Offers Warmth When the Sun Cannot". Exclaim! , June 20, 2023.
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