Skedans Bay

Skedans Bay (52˚57'00" 131˚38'00" E side of Louise I, off NE Moresby I, QCI), Skedans Islands (52˚57'00" 131˚34'00" E of Skedans Point, Hecate Str), Skedans Point (52˚58'00" 131˚36'00" E tip of Louise I, N entrance to Skedans Bay). Skedans is a corruption of Gida’nsta, the hereditary name of the head chief of this important Haida Gwaii settlement. The word means “from his daughter,” which is a respectful title children use when addressing a high-ranking personage. The village...

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