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- ↑ "Alanis Obomsawin documents Cindy Blackstock's fight for equality for Aboriginal children". Day 6 , September 2, 2016.
- 1 2 Taylor, Kate (21 October 2016). "We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice exposes Canada's barriers to reconciliation". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- 1 2 Brownstein, Bill (10 November 2016). "There's no stopping legendary documentarian Alanis Obomsawin". Montreal Gazette. Postmedia. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ Berger, Laura (2016-09-15). "TIFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Alanis Obomsawin — "We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice"" . Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ↑ "Scenes from TIFF, Day 4: Bearing witness to films that tell the truth". The Globe and Mail , September 11, 2016.
