| 2025 | For a Girl Becoming | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2025 | For a Girl Becoming | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2025 | For a Girl Becoming | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2025 | For a Girl Becoming | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2023 | Remember | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2023 | Remember | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2023 | Remember | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Remember | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Remember | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2023 | Remember | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2022 | Poet Warrior | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2021 | Poet Warrior | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Poet Warrior: A Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Poet Warrior | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography & Memoir | |
| 2021 | Poet Warrior: A Memoir | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Poetry | |
| 2020 | When The Light Of The World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology Of Native Nations Poetry | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | An American Sunrise: Poems | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings | Griffin Poetry Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International | |
| 2013 | Crazy Brave: A Memoir | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |