Andrew R. Basso (Author) Andrew R. Basso is an adjunct faculty member at Wilfrid Laurier University.Andrea M.L. Perrella (Author) Andrea M.L. Perrella is associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.

“As the TRC moves past its tenth anniversary, this exemplary book develops a model for reconciliation using a judicious blend of theory and public opinion research. An important and timely intervention in the work of transitional justice.” – Rosemary Nagy, Nipissing University “Shallow River of Tears offers great insight for the settler population, helping people understand why post-TRC actionable change has been slow in coming. Basso and Perrella usefully reveal where feelings and attitudes are.” – Rebecca Major, Yukon University

• Tables and Figure ixForeword xiElder Malcolm Saulis (Nil Na Abis)Acknowledgments xviiIntroduction – A Squandered Second Chance? 31 Foundational Violence: Settler Colonial Atrocity 142 Justice without Transition: Locating Reconciliation 443 Moving the Needle: Settler Support for ReconciliACTION 654 Denial: Overcoming the Final Stage of Genocide 945 Recognition: Facing Up to the Past Through Productive Shame 1186 Thin Sympathy: Connecting the Dots 1427 Empathy: Harnessing Emotional Power 1678 Catalyzing Change: Pathways to Reconciliation 1859 The Head and the Heart: Exploring Intergroup Engagement 20810 Intractability: Reconciliation Hindered from Below 22611 Judicial Bushwhacking: Limited Reconciliation Through the Courts 24412 Genuine Leadership: Breaking the Injustice Equilibrium from Above 261Conclusion – The Canoe and the Ship: Navigating a Shallow River 285Notes 297Index 373

Andrew R. Basso (Author) Andrew R. Basso is an adjunct faculty member at Wilfrid Laurier University.Andrea M.L. Perrella (Author) Andrea M.L. Perrella is associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.

“As the TRC moves past its tenth anniversary, this exemplary book develops a model for reconciliation using a judicious blend of theory and public opinion research. An important and timely intervention in the work of transitional justice.” – Rosemary Nagy, Nipissing University “Shallow River of Tears offers great insight for the settler population, helping people understand why post-TRC actionable change has been slow in coming. Basso and Perrella usefully reveal where feelings and attitudes are.” – Rebecca Major, Yukon University

• Tables and Figure ixForeword xiElder Malcolm Saulis (Nil Na Abis)Acknowledgments xviiIntroduction – A Squandered Second Chance? 31 Foundational Violence: Settler Colonial Atrocity 142 Justice without Transition: Locating Reconciliation 443 Moving the Needle: Settler Support for ReconciliACTION 654 Denial: Overcoming the Final Stage of Genocide 945 Recognition: Facing Up to the Past Through Productive Shame 1186 Thin Sympathy: Connecting the Dots 1427 Empathy: Harnessing Emotional Power 1678 Catalyzing Change: Pathways to Reconciliation 1859 The Head and the Heart: Exploring Intergroup Engagement 20810 Intractability: Reconciliation Hindered from Below 22611 Judicial Bushwhacking: Limited Reconciliation Through the Courts 24412 Genuine Leadership: Breaking the Injustice Equilibrium from Above 261Conclusion – The Canoe and the Ship: Navigating a Shallow River 285Notes 297Index 373

Andrew R. Basso (Author) Andrew R. Basso is an adjunct faculty member at Wilfrid Laurier University.Andrea M.L. Perrella (Author) Andrea M.L. Perrella is associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.

“As the TRC moves past its tenth anniversary, this exemplary book develops a model for reconciliation using a judicious blend of theory and public opinion research. An important and timely intervention in the work of transitional justice.” – Rosemary Nagy, Nipissing University “Shallow River of Tears offers great insight for the settler population, helping people understand why post-TRC actionable change has been slow in coming. Basso and Perrella usefully reveal where feelings and attitudes are.” – Rebecca Major, Yukon University

• Tables and Figure ixForeword xiElder Malcolm Saulis (Nil Na Abis)Acknowledgments xviiIntroduction – A Squandered Second Chance? 31 Foundational Violence: Settler Colonial Atrocity 142 Justice without Transition: Locating Reconciliation 443 Moving the Needle: Settler Support for ReconciliACTION 654 Denial: Overcoming the Final Stage of Genocide 945 Recognition: Facing Up to the Past Through Productive Shame 1186 Thin Sympathy: Connecting the Dots 1427 Empathy: Harnessing Emotional Power 1678 Catalyzing Change: Pathways to Reconciliation 1859 The Head and the Heart: Exploring Intergroup Engagement 20810 Intractability: Reconciliation Hindered from Below 22611 Judicial Bushwhacking: Limited Reconciliation Through the Courts 24412 Genuine Leadership: Breaking the Injustice Equilibrium from Above 261Conclusion – The Canoe and the Ship: Navigating a Shallow River 285Notes 297Index 373