The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South by Elizabeth Ellis has been awarded the following:

• Winner: Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Prize for Best First Book published during 2022
• Winner: Center for the History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast Summerlee Prize for best non-fiction book published in 2022
• Honorable Mention: Organization of American Historians’ Frederick Jackson Turner Award for the best first book in American History