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Harmony Foundation Environmental Essay Prize

Empowering Young Scholars to Drive Change

Presented by RAVEN and the Harmony Foundation, the Harmony Environmental Essay Prize honors young scholars whose work bridges traditional knowledge with practical solutions, generating meaningful impact across social, cultural, environmental, and economic spheres.

This annual award seeks to highlight the power of research and creative thinking in addressing the critical challenges of our time—especially those shaping the future of Indigenous movements and environmental justice.

The Goal

We recognize and support students working to answer key questions that inspire constructive change. From exploring Indigenous knowledge systems to developing practical environmental solutions, we celebrate essays that make a difference by offering fresh perspectives and real-world applications.

2024 Harmony Essay Prize Winners!

We are happy to announce this year’s Harmony Essay Prize winner!

In first place is Desiree Hana Louis with her paper Resilient Roots Protecting Identity, Heritage, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

For the second place prize, we have Ayla Joe with her paper The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Crisis: The Continued Mark of Absence.

Read Past Winning Papers Stories