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Ned Blackhawk is the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, affiliated with the Department of History and American Studies. A member of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, he holds degrees from McGill University, UCLA, and the University of Washington. His research focuses on Indigenous-imperial relations, Native American history, and the American West, challenging evolutionary theories like those of Julian Steward. His seminal work Violence over the Land (2006) earned multiple accolades, including the Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin Prize. He co-edited Indigenous Visions: Rediscovering the Legacy of Franz Boas (2018).
Blackhawk serves as faculty coordinator for Yale’s Group for the Study of Native America (YGSNA) and Indigenous Performing Arts Program (YIPAP), and advises Yale’s Native American Cultural Center. His scholarship bridges historical analysis with Indigenous perspectives, emphasizing decolonial methodologies and the intersection of anthropology and history.
