Shallow river of tears : Canada's stalled paths to reconciliation / Andrew R. Basso and Andrea M.L. Perrella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Basso, Andrew R., author.

Perrella, Andrea M. L., author.

Series:

Confronting atrocity.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Reconciliation--Canada.

Reconciliation.

Truth commissions--Canada.

Truth commissions.

Canada--Race relations.

Canada.

Canada--Ethnic relations.

Social justice--Canada.

Social justice.

Indigenous peoples--Canada.

Indigenous peoples.

Physical Description:

xviii, 384 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montréal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's final report marked a new moment in national consciousness: a recognition of Indigenous histories, an awareness of the injustices committed by Settlers and their governments, and an understanding of the need for redress and the restoration of rights. At the time, Settler populations largely voiced support for these recommendations and committed to a more just future; in the years since, words have eclipsed actions. In Shallow River of Tears Andrew Basso and Andrea Perrella mobilize four years of survey research to understand why Reconciliation has stalled. They draw from one of the largest databases of Settler attitudes to explain support for - and resistance to - what they term "Reconciliaction": real change that fosters individual and community success while remedying past and ongoing harms. The authors identify and analyze key stages preceding action on the part of Settlers: denial, recognition, sympathy, and empathy. These variables are measured against public opinion to offer a solid empirical foundation for effecting sociopolitical change and moving Reconciliation forward. Thoughtful and provocative, this book provides guidance for students, scholars, practitioners - indeed, all systemically empowered Settlers - so they may choose to act in support of Reconciliation and the second chance it provides."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

a squandered second chance?

Foundational violence : settler colonial atrocity

Justice without transition : locating reconciliation

Moving the needle : settler support for reconciliACTION

Denial : overcoming the final stage of genocide

Recognition : facing up to the past through productive shame

Thin sympathy : connecting the dots

Empathy : harnessing emotional power

Catalyzing change : pathways to reconciliation

The head and the heart : exploring intergroup engagement

Intractibility : reconciliation hindered from below

Judicial bushwacking : limited reconciliation through the courts

Genuine leadership : breaking the injustice equilibrium from above

Conclusion

the canoe and the ship : navigating a shallow river.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Basso, Andrew R. Shallow river of tears.

ISBN:

9780228026693

0228026695

OCLC:

1526691722

Publisher Number:

90104770292