Dr. Scott Berthelette

Biography

Scott Berthelette is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Queen’s University. He focuses on the field of New France and Euro-Indigenous Relations, early modern Atlantic World, and Global Indigenous History, with a particular expertise in Indigenous North America. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of these areas through his research and teaching. Berthelette teaches courses and supervises graduate students in Indigenous History and Colonial History, reflecting his extensive research background. He is the author of 'Heirs Ambivalent Empire: French-Indigenous Relations in the Rise of the Métis in the Hudson Bay Watershed,' published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2022. His work has received notable recognition, including the Mary Alice Philip Boucher Book Prize from the French Colonial Historical Society in 2023 for his contributions to French colonial history from the sixteenth century to 1815. He is also a recognized member of the Red River Métis and actively engages with the Manitoba Métis Federation.

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