See pictures taken during ESA-Quebec 2026 courtesy of Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw.
Opening Ceremony
Projects
Award Ceremony
Cultural Activities
The winners
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
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
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
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
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
Natumushuetau!
Laura-Sammya Clary
Mashteuiatsh
Comparing Goose Calls: Human Vs Al
Junayshia Waapikun Voyageur & Gilbert Swallow
Mistissini
Quelle énergie renovelable a le moins d'impact environnemental?
Alexis émond-girard & logan bilodeau goulet
Mashteuiatsh
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