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INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
MEDICINE CONTEST
To celebrate the rich culture and heritage of Canada's Indigenous peoples, FORED sponsors an annual art, photography & video contest.
The theme is Indigenous Traditional Knowledge & Medicine with $150 cash prizes for Indigenous youth winners.
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DEADLINE: May 22, 2026
2026 CONTEST DETAILS
Eligibility: Canadian youths aged 5-18 with Indigenous, Inuit, Métis, or self-declared ancestry.
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Using the Contest Entry Form, participants must include:
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Brief description of how their original artwork, photography or video relates to traditional knowledge & medicine theme.
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Their name
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Band affiliation or ancestry
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Home mailing address (for prize cheque)
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Phone & email address (or parent contact)
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Grade, teacher and school name
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CRITERIA:
Interview a local elder or show off your homemade salal tea on video for example. Original creativity of all kinds is welcomed.
Prize: 4 x $150 prizes. Group work is shared prize.
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Artwork can be any size or artistic medium.
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Videos must be less than 3 min. Photos must be a minimum of 2 MB (high-resolution).
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Mailed artwork cannot be returned. If submitting art, please have someone take a photo of you with your artwork.
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Winners' names and entries can be published in local media, on FORED social media channels & website, and showcased for National Indigenous People's Day, June 21 (Canada).
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Read how this award inspired one of our winners to pursue her art dreams.
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No commercial use of entries permitted.
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Questions? Email Us
Mailed entries are accepted if any technological challenges exist. Mailed entries won't be returned.
#213-4481 W 10th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6R 4R8.
Theme: Indigenous Traditional Knowledge & Medicine
Contest Entry Form
By entering, you agree to the contest rules as described on this website page.
Contest Feedback
from Teachers
Edgewater Elem. School (Kootenay) Indigenous education support worker Emily Clark: “It’s incredible and heartening to see these students’ sense of pride in their own identity,” Clark told the Columbia Valley Pioneer News. "It’s important to integrate Indigenous perspectives into the school curriculum in any way possible, and the FORED BC competition was one way to do so.”
ARCHIVAL WINNERS
