Discovering British Columbia · Drawing 29 of 32
A Beach on Haida Gwaii
Naikoon Park
At Naikoon, a long beach stretches beside dunes. Driftwood rests on the sand. Birds explore Haida Gwaii’s shore between the ocean and forest.
Did you know?
Haida Gwaii is the ancestral homeland of the Haida people.
Look together
What traces can water leave on a beach?
An idea to try
Imagine a wave reaching the driftwood, then pulling away.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Naikoon protects beaches, dunes and other Haida Gwaii habitats. Haida relationships with these islands are long-standing and continue today. This composed landscape does not represent a historical village. Haida resources offer ways to learn from their own perspectives.
Look together: What traces can water leave on a beach? Imagine a wave reaching the driftwood, then pulling away.
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: Naikoon ParkPlace, history or habitat described on this page.
- Council of the Haida Nation and Parks Canada: Gwaii Haanas Land-Sea-People Plan (2018)Place, history or habitat described on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
