AWARDS
These awards were bestowed on the English/Cree original version of the book.
AWARDS FOR THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH/CREE VERSION
2017 Independent Book Publishers Awards (IPPY)
Silver Medal winner for Best Regional Non-Fiction Winner, Independent Book Publishers Awards (IPPY), April 2017
2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Children’s Picture Book (*6 Years & Up) Winner, April 2016
2015 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
Silver Medal Winner for Environmental Issues, Moonbeam Children’s, November 2015
NOMINATIONS
2016 High Plains Book Awards
Nominated in two categories:
- Art & Photography
- Children’s Book Award
2016 Saskatchewan Book Awards:
Nominated in three categories:
- Children’s Literature Award – Ray Lavallee and Judith Silverthorne
- Aboriginal Peoples’ Writing (storyteller, Ray Lavallee)
- Aboriginal Peoples’ Publishing Award – Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
AWARD FOR THE GERMAN/CREE TRANSLATION
2020 KIMI Seal – The KIMI Seal for Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Literature for translation from another language.
The book Die Würdigung des Bisons won the Kimi-Siegel and the Prädikat: Positive Erwähnung
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Best Books for Kids & Teens
Fall Edition of Best Books for Kids & Teens 2015
This distinction is made possible through the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. All of the titles in Best Books for Kids & Teens have been handpicked by expert committees of educators, booksellers, and school and public librarians from across Canada.
Canadian Aboriginal Books for Schools Catalogue, 2015-2016
Selected by teacher-librarians through the Association of Canadian Book Publishers of BC.
Canadian History Books for Schools Catalogue, 2015-2016
Selected by teacher-librarians through the Association of Canadian Book Publishers of BC.
Honouring the Buffalo made SaskBooks Top 25 Bestselling Books of 2015
This list is compiled by SaskBooks
Judith Silverthorne 
