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Alberta and Saskatchewan created

1905 · Dating precision: year

Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces in 1905, filling a central gap in the western boundary sequence.

Not publication-ready. Keep treaty relationships and Métis histories separate from the provincial administrative polygons.

Historical place
Prairies
Present-day context
Unknown — navigation aid, not historical jurisdiction
Peoples named in this record
First Nations, Métis, Canadian government
Review state
source supported draft — source-supported draft is not independent verification
Catalogue updated
French text
Translation pending; English research text shown.

Map context

Generalized political reference for 1905
Preceding available snapshot: 1905. This is not exact event-date geometry; within-year commencement is unresolved.

Source evidence