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Title: Strong work ethic earns respect. (Education).(Margie Chingee)
Author: Brenda Koller
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 20Issue: 8Page: 25(1)

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