Weaver was the first woman to earn a PhD in Anthropology both from the University of Toronto and, more broadly, in Canada.
Weaver's first book, developed from her doctoral thesis, Medicine and Politics among the Grand River Iroquois: a study of the non-conservatives, was published in 1972.
[1][5] In 1992, shortly before Weaver's death, the Society for Applied Anthropology in Canada established the Weaver-Trembley award in honor of her work and another well-known Canadian anthropologist, Mark Adélard-Tremblay.
"[5] When her working library and papers were acquired by the UW Library, Tom Hill, a native artist and then director of the Woodland Cultural Centre in Ontario, designed a special bookplate that would be included in all of Weaver's books.
The photograph was intended to be "a reflection of Dr. Weaver's lifetime determination and dedication to promote justice and recognition for Indigenous Peoples.