A name to begin with
This is a name-only directory outline. Detailed history, reading sources and community-specific imagery are queued. An identification check makes this name findable; it does not count as substantive research, an adequacy assessment or community endorsement.
Names & relationships
The Council of the Haida Nation explicitly distinguishes these village governments within its institutional account. This is a named-government relationship, not an assertion that a village is a separate people, that one government replaces others, or that current legal jurisdiction has been determined.
Identification references
These references support the name and the limited relationships or locations described above. They do not count as substantive history reviews. Detailed reading sources remain queued.
Council of the Haida Nation — Village/Band Council ↗
Actual public body lines 187–189 explicitly identifies Old Massett Village Council and Skidegate Band Council as separately elected village governments with community responsibilities. Heading/paragraphs94–100 place the institutional account in Haida Gwaii. Identification only; present officials, powers, exact legal boundaries and fuller histories not adopted.
Council of the Haida Nation · Check recorded October 28, 2026 · Identification only
Modern regional labels are navigation aids, not homeland or jurisdictional boundaries. A missing history or image is a research gap in this Atlas.
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