Kathleen DuVal Wins 2024 Cundill History Prize

American historian Kathleen DuVal has won the 2024 Cundill History Prize, which awards $75,000 to a work of historical scholarship that addresses present-day issues. Her book, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America, provides a 1,000-year history of North America from Indigenous perspectives, bringing lesser-known aspects of Indigenous American experiences to the forefront. The announcement was made by jury chair Rana Mitter in Montreal on October 30. Mitter praised DuVal's work for its originality and contribution to a broader understanding of history. DuVal, who teaches at the University of North Carolina, was one of three finalists; the others, Gary J. Bass and Dylan C. Penningroth, were awarded $10,000 each for their respective works on WWII's Tokyo Trials and early Black civil rights. The prize is administered by McGill University.