>Gitwinksihlkw Lake is Nisga's for "Place of the Lizards". The meaning of the word refers to the lizards that once lived in a part of the Nass Valley.
Apparently, the people of Gitwinksihlkw say that before the volcano erupted, there were large lizards at Gitwinksihlkw. They measured approximately 4 feet long. Today,only small salamanders are found at Gitwinksihlkw, and the Nisga'a use the lizard as its representative logo.
>The Nass Valley Eruption was the 15th most deadliest volcanic eruption in history.
>The Nass Valley eruption happened around the same time that the arrival of the first European explorers, who came and explored the uncharted coastal waters of northern British Columbia
Apparently, the people of Gitwinksihlkw say that before the volcano erupted, there were large lizards at Gitwinksihlkw. They measured approximately 4 feet long. Today,only small salamanders are found at Gitwinksihlkw, and the Nisga'a use the lizard as its representative logo.
>The Nass Valley Eruption was the 15th most deadliest volcanic eruption in history.
>The Nass Valley eruption happened around the same time that the arrival of the first European explorers, who came and explored the uncharted coastal waters of northern British Columbia