Discovering British Columbia · Drawing 28 of 32
Remembering the Lava
Nass Valley
In the Nass Valley, dark rocks record an old lava flow. Small plants grow between them. This place also holds Nisga’a memories.
Did you know?
The lava cooled and became rock.
Look together
What contrasts can you see between rocks and plants?
An idea to try
Choose a dark colour for some rocks, then a colour for the plants.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
An eruption destroyed Nisga’a villages and caused many deaths. The lava beds are also a memorial. The park is jointly managed with the Nisga’a Nation. This drawing shows a present-day landscape; it reconstructs neither the disaster nor a story belonging to families.
Look together: What contrasts can you see between rocks and plants? Choose a dark colour for some rocks, then a colour for the plants.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- BC Parks: Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed ParkPlace, history or habitat described on this page.
- Nisga’a Final Agreement: 2002/2003 Annual Report, Fire and StonePlace, history or habitat described on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
