Toward an ecology of stories: Indigenous perspectives on resilience

The Social Ecology of Resilience: A Handbook of Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 399-414

  Kirmayer, Laurence J ^a,b,c   Dandeneau, Stèphane ^d   Marshall, Elizabeth ^e   Phillips, Morgan Kahentonni ^f   Williamson, Karla Jessen ^g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c National Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Treaty Beneficiary Association   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0586-3_31     Document Type: Chapter

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