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UNA marks Black History Month 2012 February is Black History Month, an observance of the history of people who originated in Africa throughout the world, and UNA joins working people throughout the province in using the international event to honour the contribution of its members of African heritage. “We recognize the contributions and the legacy made by nurses in our province who have their ancestral roots in Africa, whether they were raised here in Alberta or come from abroad,” said Second Vice-President Jane Sustrik. In 2011, the government of Canada launched an online Canadian black history museum, which may be accessed at www.cic.gc.ca/english/games/museum/main.asp Born into slavery in South Carolina in 1845, pioneer southern Alberta cattleman John  Ware ranched near Duchess after coming to Canada from the United States in 1882. He is shown with his wife Mildred and two of their five children. He's said to have never been tossed from a wild horse and lived until 1905.