Q'una
"Memories came out of this place to meet the Indians; you saw remembering in their brightening eyes and heard it in the quick hushed words they said to each other in Haida."
Carr 1941:27
"The name Skedans, as with that of many other Haida villages, is a corruption by the early fur traders of the name of the head chief, Gida'nsta, which means 'from his daughter', a title of respect used by children when addressing a person of high rank. The village had several other names as well, including Koona and Huadju-lanas (Grizzly bear town).
MacDonald 1983:79
"Q!o'na Inaga'-I (Skedans). Family: Qa'gials qe'gawa-i. Chief: Gida'nsta (from his daughter), corrupted into 'Skedans' by whites.
"Q:o'na (Skedans), also called Xu'adji la'nas (grizzly-bear town)."
Chief Skedans in Swanton 1905:278 and 284
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