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Skidegate is a Haida community in Haida Gwaii in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the southeast coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of mainland British Columbia across Hecate Strait.

Naming
According to tradition, the village was named after an earlier village chief, whose name late 18th-century traders in sea otter pelts recorded as Skidegate. Between 1790 and 1820, the community was a hub for the exploitation of sea otter furs. == Totem poles ==
Totem poles
Skidegate is home to a number of totem poles: • ''T'anuu'llnagaay'' (Tanu) by Giitsxaa • ''Hlknul'llnagaay'' (Cumshewa) by Gidansda Guujaaw • ''HlGaagilda'llnagaay'' (Skidegate) by Norman Price • ''K'uuna'llnagaay'' (Skedans) by Jim Hart • ''Ts'aahj'llnagaay'' (Chaatl) by Garner Moody • Eagle and Bear Mother by Dick Bellis • Dogfish, by Bill ReidUnity PoleChief Skedans Jimmy Wilson Memorial by Bert Wilson and Joe Mander • Strongman by Tim Boyko, Skaadgaa Naay elementary school • ''Chief Wiiganaad Sid Crosby Naa'uuwans'' (chieftanship) by Tim Boyko and Jason Goetzinger • Weeping Woman of Taanu by Norman Price St • Chieftanship Pole to Honour Matriarch Barb Wilson • ''SGang Gwaay'llnagaay'' (Ninstints) by Tim Boyko • ''Kaay Watchman's pole'' ==See also==
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