Skidegate Band Council

The Skidegate Band Council takes pleasure in introducing you to the Haida village of Skidegate on Haida Gwaii. Some sections of the website are intended to be helpful to our community members; other sections are meant to assist our urban Band members; and the balance of information will help people world-wide who are planning their first visit to Skidegate. In every instance, as you read through the pages and view the photo galleries, we hope that you’ll find answers to your questions or at the very least, directions on how to find answers to your questions!

For people who have yet to visit these beautiful Islands, we encourage you to make sure that Skidegate is a place you will visit soon. You’ll experience, first hand, Haida art, culture, heritage, and hospitality, all of which are world renowned. You’ll see the Kaay 'llnagaay Heritage Centre and six monumental totem poles that were designed, carved and raised during the first phase of the heritage centre project. You’ll meet a people who are connected to the land and sea, a people who speak through their art, and a people with a thriving culture.

And just where is Skidegate? As you’ll see by looking at the maps, we can be found at the edge of the world.