Roland Viau | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1954-02-06) February 6, 1954 |
| Occupation | academic, writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Notable works | Enfants du néant et mangeurs d'âme, Amerindia |
| Notable awards | Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction |
Roland Viau (born February 6, 1954) is a Canadian academic and writer from Quebec.[1] An ethnologist who teaches in the department of anthropology at the Université de Montréal,[2] 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[3] and at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for Amerindia : essais d'ethnohistoire autochtone.[2][4]