Discovering British Columbia · Drawing 28 of 32
Remembering the Lava
Nass Valley
In the Nass Valley, a volcano erupted a few hundred years ago. Its lava cooled and turned into rock. The park also remembers the Nisga’a people who lost their lives in this eruption.
Did you know?
This was one of the most recent volcanic eruptions in Canada.
Look together
Why is this landscape also a place of remembrance?
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.
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. References identify the institution and the related lesson; 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.
Page prepared on October 3, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book My British Columbia to Colour
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