Donald L. Fixico Award Grant

The Donald L. Fixico Award, presented by the Western History Association since 2018, honors innovative scholarship in American Indian and Canadian First Nations history. This esteemed $1000 award recognizes works that prioritize Indigenous perspectives and epistemologies. Eligible submissions must have a copyright date from the previous calendar year, fostering collaboration and engagement in the study of the North American West. The award reflects a commitment to celebrating and advancing Indigenous historical narratives.

Western History Association
The Western History Association strives to be a congenial home for the study and teaching of all aspects of North American Wests, frontiers, homelands, and borderlands.
Enable collaborations among peoples, institutions, and organizations devoted to the study of western history. Conduct an annual conference at which western history teachers, scholars, and professionals share their research and exchange ideas that facilitate further study of the North American West. Publish an award-winning journal that employs rigorous peer reviews to identify, improve, and distribute original western history scholarship.Promote public education on western history through active involvement with teachers, museums, non profit organizations, libraries, and other venues.

Eligibility

All submissions must have a copyright date in the previous calendar year. Presses should submit nominations and a copy of the book to each member of the award committee. While the formal process requires presses/journals to submit the work of their authors, the WHA strongly recommends that authors check with the award committee chair a week before the deadline to see if they received a copy of their work.