Camilla Townsend

Bio

Camilla Townsend is distinguished professor of history at Rutgers University and a vocal supporter of the rights of Indigenous peoples. She is the author of numerous books, including Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs, which won the Cundill History Prize in 2020. Her other books include Malintzin's Choices: An Indian Woman in the Conquest of Mexico, Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma, and Annals of Native America: How the Nahuas of Colonial Mexico Kept Their History Alive.