INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE & MEDICINE CONTEST

To celebrate the rich culture and heritage of BC's Indigenous peoples, FORED sponsors an annual art, photography & video contest for all Indigenous youth. Theme is Indigenous Traditional Knowledge & Medicine with $150 cash prizes for winners.

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Some previous award winners are also featured on the page. 2024 CONTEST NOW CLOSED.

Contest Details

Traditional Knowledge Art Contest: Text

Submission info:

Submit electronically (.jpg, .png, .pdf, .mp4 OR .MOV all acceptable) to education(at)foredbc.org.
Minimum 2 MB (no blurry photos please).

Or mail: #213-4481 W 10th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6R 4R8.

Traditional Knowledge Art Contest: Membership

Next 2025 Contest TBA

Eligibility: Canadian youths ages 5-18 with First Nations, Inuit, Metis, & self-declared ancestry.

Participants must include:
- Brief description of how their original artwork, photography or video relates to traditional knowledge and medicine
- Their name
- Band affiliation or ancestry
- Home mailing address (for prize cheque)
- Phone & email address (or parent contact)
- Grade, teacher and school name

DETAILS

Interview a local elder or show off your homemade salal tea on video? Creativity of all kinds is welcomed.

Prize: 4 x $150 prizes. Group work is eligible with a shared prize.

Artwork can be any size or artistic medium.
Videos must be less than 3 min.
Mailed artwork cannot be returned. If submitting art, please have someone take a photo of you with your artwork if possible.
Winners' names and entries can be published in local media, on FORED social media channels & website, and showcased in Ministry of Education offices in Victoria on National Indigenous People's Day, June 21.
Hear how this award inspired one of our winners to pursue her art dreams.
No commercial use of entries permitted.