She was honored with the Nobel Peace Price in 1992 "in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples."
Yena won ke ngo-1992 "kuqashelwa umsebenzi wakhe abangabodwana abalwela ubulungiswa bezenhlalo nokubuyisana Ethno-kwamasiko ngesisekelo sokuhlonipha amalungelo abantu bomdabu." incwadi yakhe, eyakhishwa ngo-1983, yabakhanga umphakathi wezwe lonke.