Devon A. Mihesuah

Devon Abbott Mihesuah (born 2 June 1957) is a Choctaw historian and writer, and a previous editor of the American Indian Quarterly.
Mihesuah's non-fiction work concentrates on stereotypes and misrepresentations of Native American peoples, customs and beliefs in academic writing.

• Trophy Award for the Best Fiction Book of 2011 presented by the Oklahoma Writers' Federation for Document of Expectations
• Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History Award presented by the Oklahoma Historical Society for Choctaw Crime and Punishment, 1884-1907
• Trophy Award for the Best Non-Fiction Book of 2009 presented by the Oklahoma Writers' Federation for Choctaw Crime and Punishment, 1884-1907
• Finalist, Oklahoma Book Award for Choctaw Crime and Punishment, 1884-1907
• Special Award of the Jury of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, for Recovering Our Ancestors’ Gardens: Indigenous Recipes and Guide to Diet and Fitness; Finalist for Best in the World Cookbook.
• Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers' Best Research Book of the Year; Finalist, Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights; and Arizona Writer’s Association Best Non-Fiction Book Honorable Mention for So You Want to Write About American Indians? A Guide for Scholars, Students and Writers
• Finalist Oklahoma Book Awards, Grand Canyon Rescue
• Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Trophy Award for Best Non-Fiction Book, American Indigenous Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism
• Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Trophy Award for Young Adult Novel Award for Lost and Found.
• Arizona Writers’ Association Best Book of the Year, for Grand Canyon Rescue.
• Wordcrafters’ Circle of Native Writers’ Journal Editor of the Year Award for the American Indian Quarterly, 2001
• Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Trophy Award for Best Fiction Book for The Roads of My Relations
• Critics' Choice Award of the American Educational Studies Association for Natives and Academics: Researching and Writing About American Indians.
• Critics' Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association, for Cultivating the Rosebuds.