Honored in 2007 with the Oracle Award–Circle of Excellence--from the National Storytelling Network

 Chair of the Viola WhiteWater Foundation for Native Culture and Education, a non-profit serving indigenous people of North America for over thirty years

Honored in 2004 with a JustStories Fellowship to support her creation of a story about the Indian Residential Schools

Arts International grants for her work in Celtic countries with the Travelling Communities

 Smithsonian Scholar designee in storytelling by Smithsonian Associates

Wordcraft Circle of Native Writer’s Traditional Storyteller of the Year 2002

Three-time winner of the ALA Notable Recording Award

 Two Gold Awards from Parents’ Choice

Storytelling World Award

 Audiofile Awards