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- ↑ "School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Apache County, AZ" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-04-08. – WRUSD is depicted on pages 1 and 2.
- ↑ "TSÉHOOTSOOÍ DINÉ BI'ÓLTA' NAVAJO IMMERSION SCHOOL" . Retrieved 15 August 2015.
