Best Long Documentary Award MEDIAWAVE / International Festival of Visual Arts April 28 to May 3 1997, Györ - Hungary
Special Jury Award in Division Film and Video - Category: 5 - Current Affairs Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival April 28 to May 12 1994, San Francisco - USA
Special Award Aotearoa Film Festival November 24 to 28 1993, Whakatane - New.Zealand
American Indian Motion Picture Awards - Best Documentary Feature Film Annual American Indian Film Festival November 11 to 20 1993, San Francisco - USA
CITY TV Award for Best Canadian Feature Film - with a cash prize of 25,000$ International Film Festival September 9 to 18 1993, Toronto - Canada
Award of Excellence for Best Editing Atlantic Film Festival September 24 to October 3 1993, Halifax - Canada
NFB Feature Documentary Award - with a cash prize of 500$ (Tied with In the Land of the Deaf) International Film Festival October 1 to 17 1993, Vancouver - Canada
Special Award - Documentary Jury International Film Festival November 5 to 13 1993, Amiens - France
IDA Award - Distinguished Documentary Achievement IDA Annual Awards Competition November 5 1993, Los Angeles - USA
Silver Sesterce - Special Jury Award given to a cinematographic work Visions du Réel / Festival international du cinéma documentaire October 11 to 17 1993, Nyon - Switzerland
"We are Sovereign" Award Two Rivers Native Film and Video Festival October 21 to 24 1993, Minneapolis - USA
IDA Award - Distinguished Documentary Achievement IDA Annual Awards Competition November 5 1993, Los Angeles - USA