See pictures taken during ESA-Quebec 2026 courtesy of Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw.

Opening Ceremony

Projects

Award Ceremony

Cultural Activities


The winners

Grade 5

1st position

Wisdom on the Water: The Science of the Canoe Design

Violet Chief & Olivia Verhaeghe

Timiskaming


2nd position

Turning Trash into Treasure: Recycling Breakfast Club Waste at Badabin

Nathania Brown

Whapmagoostui


3rd position

Water Filtration

Konwaronhiatakwen Phillips

Kahnawake

Grade 6

1st position

Quel est le perlage le plus résistant?

Nelia Moufok

Wendake
 

2nd position

How kinetic energy moves a boat

Charly-James Sanipass

Waswanipi


3rd position

Traditional Washed Corn vs. Canned Hominy Corn

lehtehranonhna Cross & Teiakokaraieshon Rice

Kahnawake
 

Secondary 1

1st position

Pow Wow 101: quand l'innovation permet de comprendre et respecter la culture

Florence Villeneuve

Wendake

2nd position

Long, Long Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Henry Grimstead

Chisasibi


3rd position

Balloons in the Sky

Nyla Rose Khan

Inukjuak

Secondary 2 & 3

1st position

From Forest to Brain: Tamarack Bark in Alzheimer's Research

Molly Whelan & Ashton André Gauthier

Kawawachikamach

2nd position

Comparing Goose Calls: Human Vs Al

Junayshia Waapikun Voyageur & Gilbert Swaltow

Mistissini


3rd position

Système d'alerte précoce contre les inondations

Émitia Moar & Hayley Mattawa

Manawan

Secondary 4 & 5

1st position

Labrador Tea Polyphenols: Surviging Digestion to Protect Proteins in Arthritis

Aiden-James Einish

Kawawachikamach


2nd position

The antioxidant effects of Indigenous Medicinal Plants: Linking their ability to reduce oxidative damage

Nathanael Brown

Whapmagoostui


3rd position

Daspletosaurus vs Ankylosaurus

Kane Clute

Kahnawake

Award of excellence: communication

Natumushuetau!

Laura-Sammya Clary

Mashteuiatsh

Highlighting the cultural heritage

Comparing Goose Calls: Human Vs Al

Junayshia Waapikun Voyageur & Gilbert Swallow

Mistissini


Award of excellence - environmental project

Quelle énergie renovelable a le moins d'impact environnemental?

Alexis émond-girard & logan bilodeau goulet

Mashteuiatsh


Excellence Award - Health Project

L'acidité

Kellan Ruperthouse Rankin

Abitibiwinni


Excellence Award - Innovation

Pow Wow 101: quand l'innovation permet de comprendre et respecter la culture

Florence Villeneuve

Wendake 


Canada Wide Science Fair Prize

Long, Long Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Henry Grimstead

Chisesibi

From Forest to Brain: Tamarack Bark in Alzheimer's Research

Molly Whelan & Ashton André gauthier

Kawawachikamach

Labrador Tea Polyphenols: Surviging Digestion to Protect Proteins in Arthritis

Aiden-James Einish

Kawawachikamach


Special Award - Scientific Development

Le Système Solaire

Aube Jolly & Pascal Jonah

Waskaganish

Les effets néfastes des coupes forestières

Marie-Kate Chachai

Opitciwan


Special Award - Researcher of the day

The Lung Race

Simon Andy Makimak & Qalingo Kalingo

Ivujivik