Gerald Reid

Gerald Reid is a Professor at Sacred Heart University, specializing in Indigenous history and sovereignty movements. His research focuses on figures like Chief Thunderwater and the Haudenosaunee sovereignty movement. He contributed to the Indigenous 150+ Podcast series in August 2020, discussing Chief Thunderwater's legacy. His forthcoming book, Chief Thunderwater: An Unexpected Indian in Unexpected Places (University of Oklahoma Press, 2021), examines Indigenous resistance and identity. Reid's work bridges historical analysis with contemporary Indigenous rights discourse.

His research interests include colonialism's impact on Indigenous communities, sovereignty frameworks, and ethnohistorical methodologies. The podcast episode, co-hosted with historian Trish Rae and Shelby Lisk, highlights Reid's engagement with public scholarship and community-driven narratives.