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Family Day in Alberta was first celebrated in 1990, [5] making it the only province to have a statutory holiday in February until Saskatchewan began observing the day in 2007. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The holiday was proclaimed by Lieutenant Governor Helen Hunley , on the advice of her premier , Don Getty .
Date Event Reference July 15, 1870 The Prairies and Great Northland become part of the young country of Canada, which had accomplished its Confederation in 1867. Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are combined under the new name of the North-West Territories, part of which will become the province of Alberta.
The Literary History of Alberta: Volume One at the Internet Archive; Melnyk, George (1998). The Literary History of Alberta Volume Two: From the End of the War to the End of the Century. University of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-88864-324-7. The Literary History of Alberta: Volume Two at the Internet Archive; Tupper, Allan; Gibbins, Roger (1992).
Treaty 6 is signed between the Plain and Wood Cree First Nations and the Canadian Crown, surrendering lands in present-day Alberta and Saskatchewan. [68] 1877 22 September Treaty 7 is signed by the Nakoda and Blackfoot First Nations and the Canadian Crown, surrendering lands in southern present-day Alberta. [69] 1880: 1 September
Family Day is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, Namibia, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; in the American states of Arizona and Nevada; and as the second day of Songkran in Thailand.
Canada Day – celebrated nationwide 1 July annually, marks Canada's 1867 Confederation and establishment of dominion status, Civic Holiday – is a public holiday in Canada celebrated on the first Monday in August [63] Family Day – In most provinces of Canada, the third Monday in February is observed as a regional statutory holiday
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands encompassing present-day Canada have been inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples , with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization.
National Family Week is celebrated throughout the country with special events put on by community organizations. National Family Week also exists in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. It is a distinct event from Family Day which is a statutory holiday created by the provincial governments of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan.