In conjunction with the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market, the first year's awards were given to participants in the Junior Division for Best of Class in the following categories:

Best of Show:
Diverse Art Forms - "Singing in the Rain" by Sage Maybee (Northern Arapahoe/Seneca)

Best of Class:
Jewelry and Lapidary - "Life on the Rez" by Albert Leonard Haskie (Navajo)

Pottery - "Natural Beauty" by Jordyn "Puweh Tsay" Atencio (Ohkay Owingeh)

Paintings/Photography - "Wakas Kashna-cow Kachina" by Suyma Cody Maho (Hopi)

Wood Carvings - "Mother Earth Blessing" by Myleka N. John (Diné)

Sculpture - "Mountain Lion" by Maegan Shetima (Zuni)

Textiles/Weavings - "Rain Sash" by Ian Chopito (Zuni)

Baskets - "Small Barrel Basket" by Emma Soctomah (Passamaquoddy)