Shallow river of tears : Canada's stalled paths to reconciliation /

"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 restorati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Basso, Andrew R. (Author), Perrella, Andrea M. L. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Montréal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2026]
Series:	Confronting atrocity.
Subjects:	Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Reconciliation > Canada. Truth commissions > Canada. Canada > Race relations. Canada > Ethnic relations. Social justice > Canada. Indigenous peoples > Canada. Réconciliation > Canada. Commissions vérité et réconciliation > Canada. Justice sociale > Canada.

Table of 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.