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Ned Blackhawk is a Western Shoshone historian and professor at Yale University whose research concerns Indigenous peoples and the history of the United States. His 2023 book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History, presents U.S. history with Indigenous nations and their political experiences at the center.
The book received the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction and is intended for readers of American and Indigenous history.
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What is The Rediscovery of America about?
The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History places Indigenous peoples at the center of the history of the United States. Ned Blackhawk connects Native political power, colonialism, and American state formation across several centuries.
Did Ned Blackhawk win the National Book Award?
Yes. The Rediscovery of America won the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Where does Ned Blackhawk teach?
Blackhawk is a historian at Yale University and is affiliated with Yale's history and American Studies programs. He is also a member of the Western Shoshone community.
How does Blackhawk's book change the usual story of American history?
Instead of treating Native peoples mainly as subjects of U.S. expansion, the book presents them as political actors who shaped the continent's development. Its 2023 Yale University Press edition connects Indigenous history to the making and unmaking of the United States.
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