Education

POSTER CONTEST FOR BC ABORIGINAL STUDENTS

To celebrate the rich cultural and heritage traditions of BC's aboriginal people, FORED is sponsoring a poster contest with cash prizes for aboriginal youth. The theme is Traditional Knowledge and Medicine.

Poster submissions should illustrate the above theme with artwork and any brief description as required. The winning entry from the three categories of primary, intermediate and secondary aboriginal students will each collect a $50 prize from FORED BC. Winning posters will also be uploaded to the FORED website.

This is a wonderful opportunity to find a mentor in the elder community, to pass down this important knowledge to First Nations youth.

FORED BC, short for FOR EDucation about our environment & its natural Resources, is a charitable non-profit association established in 1925. We work with aligned groups and volunteers such as the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition, and the Aboriginal Forest Industries Council, on community-based sustainability projects. This poster contest is a component of our AHEAD (Aboriginal Heritage Education and Dialogue) program.

Deadline for poster submission to FORED BC is April 15, 2010. Posters can be on any size paper up to 11x17 and reflect the theme. Any type of artistic medium may be used, i.e. pencil, crayon, paint, mural, collage, computer graphics etc. Students should note their name, Band affiliation, grade, school, city, phone/email on the back of all posters. Emailed submissions are welcome as long as they are 300 dots per inch resolution and scanned at the actual size. A .jpg or .pdf file is fine. All posters become the property of FORED BC. Due to the large volume of entries received, FORED is not able to return posters. Only winners will be notified.

For any questions on the poster event, please email education@foredbc.org or fax 604-737-8598.

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