Discussing reconciliation: Sophie Rigney, ‘The Hopes and Discontents of Indigenous–Settler Reconciliation’, The International Journal of Transitional Justice, 2017 | settler colonial studies blog

Discussing reconciliation: Sophie Rigney, ‘The Hopes and Discontents of Indigenous–Settler Reconciliation’, The International Journal of Transitional Justice, 2017

21May17

Excerpt: How are Indigenous and settler relationships structured, and how is conflict addressed? In settler-colonial societies, complex patterns exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities who share the same territory, but whose relationships have been characterized by harm and violence. This violence is not just a matter of history,¹ but exists for as long as the Indigenous and settler communities are in conflict – potentially hundreds of years. Moreover, the harm is not solely acute, for example in the form of physical acts of violence; it also takes the form of less visible but nonetheless highly structured and systemic violence. These forms of violence might include discrimination, socioeconomic inequality, poorer health outcomes and denial of meaningful self-determination.

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