Skidegate Band Council (SBC; ), is a band government of the Haida people, located in Skidegate, on Haida Gwaii. Skidegate Band Council is one of two Canadian band governments for the Haida Nation, the other is Old Massett Village Council. The main governing body of the Haida people is the Council of the Haida Nation, and as such the two band councils function as village governments.
As of March 2025, the band has 1,788 registered members, and 11 reserves, with a total area of .
Reserves Skidegate Band Council has 11 reserves, whose combined total area is , with the main reserve being Skidegate. Reserves numbered 1-8 were allotted by reserve commissioner Peter O'Reilly in 1882, 9 and 10 were added in 1916 by Royal Commission, and 11 was purchased from the British Columbia government in 1941. +ReserveLocationAreaCoordinatesSkidegate 1At Skidegate Mission, mouth of Skidegate Inlet, southeast of Graham Island.Skaigha 2East coast of Graham Island at Halibut Bay, north of Skidegate Mission.Deena 3South shore of Skidegate Inlet on north side of South Bay, north end of Moresby Island.Khrana 4East end of Maude Island, in Skidegate Inlet, between Graham and Moresby IslandsLagins 5Mouth of Lagins Creek at head of Skidegate Inlet, on Graham Island.Kaste 6At mouth of Copper Creek, on Copper bay, northeast coast of Moresby Island.Cumshewa 7North shore of Cumshewa Inlet west of McCoy Cove, east side of Moresby IslandSkedance 8On east tip of Louise Island, near, but not at the site, of the village of Skedans.Tanoo 9East shore of Tanoo IslandNew Clew 10On north shore of Louise IslandBlack Slate 11On Slatechuck Creek, about west of its mouth on Kagan Bay, Skidegate Inlet
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Skidegate Band Council, A-Z First Nations Listing, Government of British Columbia Skidegate – BC Assembly of First Nations