Brendan C. Lindsay

About the Author

Brendan C. Lindsay is a historian and author specializing in the American West, with a particular focus on the violent intersections of settler colonialism and indigenous histories. His groundbreaking work, Murder State: California's Native American Genocide, 1846-1873, meticulously documents the systematic extermination campaigns against California's Native populations during the Gold Rush era, drawing on extensive archival research to reveal the state's complicity in genocide. Lindsay's scholarship challenges traditional narratives of westward expansion, emphasizing the human cost and structural racism embedded in California's founding. A professor of history, he continues to explore themes of violence, memory, and justice in his writing and teaching, contributing vital perspectives to ongoing discussions about indigenous rights and historical accountability.