The Courage Award
Past Recipients
Recognizing extraordinary courage to take risks, challenge the status quo, forge new paths, and bring bold, uncompromising Native & Indigenous stories to the world.
For those who dare to tell the story no one else will.
Cheyenne Creation Story Nillie Whiteman 2025
Water for Life Director Will Parrinello 2024
The Nature of Healing Director Faith Leone Howe 2023
Jen Martel 2022
Eugene Tapahe Jingle Dress Project 2021
Montano Rain 2019
Keri Pickett 2015
Joann Stokan 2014
Adrian Esposito “Inner Healing Journey with Native Trees of Knowledge” 2014
Shepard Fairy 2012
Daniel Sheehan and Sara Nelson 2012
Joe Brings Plenty Former Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation 2010
Atossa Soltani Director of Amazon Watch 2009
