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Ned Blackhawk
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| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | McGill University University of Washington |
| Occupation | Non-fiction writer |
| Awards | National Book Award for Nonfiction (2023) |
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| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison Yale University |
Ned Blackhawk, born around 1971, is a respected historian and a member of the Te-Moak tribe of the Western Shoshone people. He teaches at Yale University. In 2007, he won the Frederick Jackson Turner Award for his first major book, Violence Over the Land: Indians and Empire in the Early American West. This book also received the Robert M. Utley Prize in the same year.
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Ned Blackhawk's Early Life and Education
Ned Blackhawk is part of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, which is why he is sometimes called an "urban Indian." He went to the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and finished in 1989. After that, he studied at McGill University, graduating in 1992. He then earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Washington in 1999.
Ned Blackhawk's Teaching Career
Ned Blackhawk started his teaching career at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He taught American Indian Studies there from 1999 to 2009. In the fall of 2009, he joined the faculty at Yale University. At Yale, he works with both the History and American Studies departments. He is one of three professors at Yale who are American Indian. The other professors are Hi'ilei Hobart and Tarren Andrews. Ned Blackhawk is also connected to the Yale Group for the Study of Native America.
Ned Blackhawk's Important Books
Ned Blackhawk's 2023 book is called The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. This book tells the story of Native Americans in the United States. It covers their history from when Europeans first arrived in the Americas until today. The book was very popular and won the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Ned Blackhawk is married to Maggie Blackhawk, who is a law professor at NYU.
Awards and Recognitions
Ned Blackhawk has received several important awards for his work:
- 2024 Mark Lynton History Prize for The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
- 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction for The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
- 2007 Frederick Jackson Turner Award and the Robert M. Utley Prize for his book Violence Over the Land: Indians and Empire in the Early American West
- 1996–1997 Katrin H. Lamon Resident Scholar
Ned Blackhawk's Published Works
- Violence Over the Land: Colonial Encounters in the American Great Basin, University of Washington, 1999
