DuVal, Kathleen

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Summary: Kathleen DuVal is an American historian and author who is currently a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is known for her 2024 book Native Nations: A Millennium in North America which was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in History. The book was also awarded a Bancroft Prize, the Cundill History Prize and the Mark Lynton History Prize. Native Nations details the history of the many tribes comprising the Native Americans in the United States, from settling in North America to the present day. DuVal drew upon numerous written and oral histories of native peoples to write the book. The jury for the Bancroft Prize called the work "a seamless panorama of 1,000 years of American history" and stated that the historical narrative helped one understand the renaissance of Native American culture in the present day. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][2][4][5]
Born: 1970 [2][5]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3][4]
Occupation: Pētniece [4]; Autore [4]; historian [5]; university teacher [5]
Profession: Historikerin [2]
Employer: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [5]
Field of Activity: Amerikas Savienotās Valstis -- Vēsture [4]; Etniskās attiecības [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Latvia; 5. Wikidata

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