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Canadian academic and writer from Quebec (born 1954)
Roland Viau
Born (1954-02-06) February 6, 1954 (age 70)
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Occupationacademic, writer
NationalityCanadian
Period1990s-present
Notable worksEnfants du néant et mangeurs d'âme, Amerindia
Notable awardsGovernor General's Award for French-language non-fiction

Roland Viau (born February 6, 1954) is a Canadian academic and writer from Quebec. An ethnologist who teaches in the department of anthropology at the Université de Montréal, he is a two-time winner the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 1997 Governor General's Awards for Enfants du néant et mangeurs d'âmes – Guerre, culture et société en Iroquoisie ancienne and at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for Amerindia : essais d'ethnohistoire autochtone.

References

  1. "L'auteur des Années lumière : Roland Viau". Ici Radio-Canada, December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Un second prix littéraire du Gouverneur général pour Roland Viau". Le Journal Saint-François, October 25, 2016.
  3. Alain Testart, Roland Viau, Enfants du néant et mangeurs d'âmes. Guerre, culture et société en Iroquoisie ancienne (compte rendu), revue L’Homme, 152, Esclaves et « sauvages », 1999.
  4. "Roland Viau obtient un deuxième Prix du Gouverneur général en 20 ans". UDEM nouvelles, November 4, 2016.


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