Research Awards
- SSHRC Connection Grant, “Indigenous Spirituality and Religious Freedom” Author Workshop and Publication with University of Toronto Press, Professor Richard Moon, Professor Jeffery Hewitt and Professor Beverley Jacobs, Total Amount of Grant: $20,662.
- Indigenous Community Co-PI, Ohneganos – Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Training and Cocreation of Mixed Method Tools with Principal PI, Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill, McMaster University, September 2018 to present
Other Awards
- Zonta International Centennial Award, Buffalo, NY, September 27, 2019
- Mohawk College Alumni of Distinction Award, Hamilton, ON October 25, 2018.
- Member of the Order of Canada, Ottawa, ON June 29, 2018.
- Mohawk College Distinguished Fellow – Adjunct Professor, Hamilton, ON June 21, 2018.
- University of Windsor, Office of Human Rights, Equity & Accessibility, Human Rights and Social Justice Award, Windsor, ON, October, 2017
- Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Germany & France, December 1, 2016. "In order to improve the protection of human rights worldwide, we need brave and active individuals who denounce shortcomings in their countries and stand up for these rights. We want to honour the work of these women and men, who demonstrate great civic courage and face significant personal risks as a result of their commitment, by awarding the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law."
- Esquao Award, Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women, May 1, 2010.
- 2008 Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case in recognition of outstanding contribution to promoting equality for women in Canada. November, 2008
- Canadian Voice of Women for Peace Award from the Canadian Department of Peace Initiative, and Civilian Peace Service Canada, October 2008; honoured as one of 50 women in Canada whose work and dedication has helped to further a culture of peace in Canada