The Selkirk Concession was a land grant issued by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk , in 1812. The Hudson's Bay Company held a commercial monopoly in Rupert's Land , consisting of the entire Hudson Bay drainage basin . The Selkirk Concession, also known as Selkirk's Grant, included a large section of the southwest area of Rupert's Land, bounded: on the north by the line of 52° N latitude roughly from the Assiniboine River east to Lake Winnipegosis , then by the line of 52° 30′ N latitude from Lake Winnipegosis to Lake Winnipeg ; on the east by the Winnipeg River , Lake of the Woods and Rainy River ; on the west roughly by the current boundary between modern Saskatchewan and Manitoba ; and on the south by the (mostly very slight) rise of land marking the extent of the Hudson Bay watershed. This covered portions of present-day southern Manitoba, northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota , in addition to small parts of eastern Saskatchewan, northwestern Ontario and northeastern South Dakota .
27-492: Lord Selkirk referred to the area as the District of Assiniboia and planned to create an agricultural colony there. To do so he populated the territory with impoverished people from Scotland and Ireland. Lord Selkirk had been profoundly upset by the poverty his people faced and believed that emigration to Western Canada would be their salvation. In return he was to provide The Hudson's Bay Company with 200 employees per year, allow
54-539: A commercial monopoly in Rupert's Land , consisting of the entire Hudson Bay drainage basin . The Selkirk Concession, also known as Selkirk's Grant, included a large section of the southwest area of Rupert's Land, bounded: on the north by the line of 52° N latitude roughly from the Assiniboine River east to Lake Winnipegosis , then by the line of 52° 30′ N latitude from Lake Winnipegosis to Lake Winnipeg ; on
81-545: A compromise, a small part of the district, consisting mainly of the settled areas, was admitted to Canada as the Province of Manitoba in 1870 though the federal government retained control of crown land and natural resources until 1930. In some accounts of the history of Manitoba, the term Old Assiniboia is used to describe the pre-1870 settlement, though the terms Red River Colony , Red River Settlement and Selkirk Settlement are more common. The (Second) District of Assiniboia
108-601: A local provisional government to negotiate the political treatment of the local population in the handover to Canada, resulting in the Red River Rebellion of 1869-70 and Canada agreeing to create the province of Manitoba – on land that had been part of the Selkirk Concession – in 1870. Assiniboia#(Old) District of Assiniboia Assiniboia District refers to two historical districts of Canada 's Northwest Territories . The name
135-713: Is taken from the Assiniboine First Nation . For more information on the history of the provisional districts, see also Districts of the Northwest Territories The District of Assiniboia was a name used to describe the Red River Colony , mainly for official purposes, between 1812 and 1869. Nominally the district included all of the territory granted in the Selkirk Concession . However, much of this
162-593: The Dominion Land Survey . This boundary has jogs at each correction line. Any roads built on this boundary are now designated Road 174 West under the Manitoba system or Range Road 1300 under the Saskatchewan system. The north boundary was the 9th Correction Line, approximately 52° north, now also designated Township Road 350. The west boundary was the line between the 10th and 11th ranges west of
189-694: The Fourth Meridian. This line, now designated Range Road 110, has jogs at each correction line. The northwest corner of the Assiniboia District is commemorated by a cairn 10 km south of Coronation, Alberta . Between 1876 and 1883, Battleford (in the District of Saskatchewan ) was the territorial capital of the North-West Territories. The territorial capital was moved to Regina , in Assiniboia, in 1883, and on
216-768: The United Kingdom had passed the British North America Act , creating the Dominion of Canada from British holdings in the eastern portion of British North America. In 1869 the HBC "sold" Rupert's Land (received compensation for surrendering its trading monopoly back to the British Crown) to the expanding Canada. A lack of attention to concerns of the existing Red River settlers, Métis, and aboriginal groups caused Métis leader Louis Riel to establish
243-459: The United Kingdom had passed the British North America Act , creating the Dominion of Canada from British holdings in the eastern portion of British North America. In 1869 the HBC "sold" Rupert's Land (received compensation for surrendering its trading monopoly back to the British Crown) to the expanding Canada. A lack of attention to concerns of the existing Red River settlers, Métis, and aboriginal groups caused Métis leader Louis Riel to establish
270-651: The United States as well as from some local Métis population. In November 1815 the newly appointed governor of Red River Colony, Robert Semple , arrived with around 160 new settlers. Tensions continued to rise, culminating in the Battle of Seven Oaks in June 1816. This confrontation involved a group of North West Company employees led by Cuthbert Grant and some local Métis against a group of Red River settlers and Hudson's Bay Company employees led by Governor Semple, with
297-485: The United States as well as from some local Métis population. In November 1815 the newly appointed governor of Red River Colony, Robert Semple , arrived with around 160 new settlers. Tensions continued to rise, culminating in the Battle of Seven Oaks in June 1816. This confrontation involved a group of North West Company employees led by Cuthbert Grant and some local Métis against a group of Red River settlers and Hudson's Bay Company employees led by Governor Semple, with
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#1732771958988324-413: The area as the District of Assiniboia and planned to create an agricultural colony there. To do so he populated the territory with impoverished people from Scotland and Ireland. Lord Selkirk had been profoundly upset by the poverty his people faced and believed that emigration to Western Canada would be their salvation. In return he was to provide The Hudson's Bay Company with 200 employees per year, allow
351-458: The area then became St. Peter’s Settlement and eventually merge into Selkirk, Manitoba . By the 1830s agricultural production of flour was over 50,000 pounds, with over 1,000 settlers residing at the colony. The promise of free land ensured there was no shortage of settlers arriving at the area. By the 1850s the Hudson's Bay Company lost interest in providing financial aid to the colony. In 1867,
378-404: The area then became St. Peter’s Settlement and eventually merge into Selkirk, Manitoba . By the 1830s agricultural production of flour was over 50,000 pounds, with over 1,000 settlers residing at the colony. The promise of free land ensured there was no shortage of settlers arriving at the area. By the 1850s the Hudson's Bay Company lost interest in providing financial aid to the colony. In 1867,
405-430: The battle claiming the lives of 1 North West Company-related and 21 Hudson's Bay Company-related men, including Semple. (see Pemmican War ) Lord Selkirk signed a treaty with Chief Peguis that eventually became St. Peter’s Reserve in 1817, but Chief Peguis ’s people would eventually lose the land and forced to move to the current Peguis First Nation by 1930s when Selkirk’s colony became the province of Manitoba in 1870,
432-429: The battle claiming the lives of 1 North West Company-related and 21 Hudson's Bay Company-related men, including Semple. (see Pemmican War ) Lord Selkirk signed a treaty with Chief Peguis that eventually became St. Peter’s Reserve in 1817, but Chief Peguis ’s people would eventually lose the land and forced to move to the current Peguis First Nation by 1930s when Selkirk’s colony became the province of Manitoba in 1870,
459-476: The company to set up trading posts in the colony and give land for company employees when they retired. In 1812 the first settlers arrived when Miles MacDonell brought a small group of Scots to the colony. While The Hudson's Bay Company held the commercial monopoly in Rupert's Land, numerous aboriginal groups lived in the same territory and disputed the sovereignty of the area. Furthermore, The Hudson's Bay Company
486-423: The company to set up trading posts in the colony and give land for company employees when they retired. In 1812 the first settlers arrived when Miles MacDonell brought a small group of Scots to the colony. While The Hudson's Bay Company held the commercial monopoly in Rupert's Land, numerous aboriginal groups lived in the same territory and disputed the sovereignty of the area. Furthermore, The Hudson's Bay Company
513-744: The early days of the Territories. The District of Assiniboia survived in its original geographical configuration as the Anglican Diocese of Qu'Appelle until the 1970s when the portion of the diocese (and former District of Assiniboia) lying within the province of Alberta was ceded to the Diocese of Calgary. Selkirk Concession The Selkirk Concession was a land grant issued by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk , in 1812. The Hudson's Bay Company held
540-684: The east by the Winnipeg River , Lake of the Woods and Rainy River ; on the west roughly by the current boundary between modern Saskatchewan and Manitoba ; and on the south by the (mostly very slight) rise of land marking the extent of the Hudson Bay watershed. This covered portions of present-day southern Manitoba, northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota , in addition to small parts of eastern Saskatchewan, northwestern Ontario and northeastern South Dakota . Lord Selkirk referred to
567-483: The formation of the province of Saskatchewan in 1905, Regina became the capital of the province. Its location was chosen by Edgar Dewdney , the territorial lieutenant-governor. Dewdney had reserved for himself substantial land adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Railway line on the site of what became the town, and thereby considerably enriched himself. This was the occasion of a considerable scandal in
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#1732771958988594-704: Was ceded to the United States in 1818 (from the Treaty of 1818 ) and in 1838 the district was redefined as the circular region within 50 miles of Fort Garry , which was the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. The actual area of settlement, centered at present-day Winnipeg , was limited to the Red River valley between Lower Fort Garry and Pembina, North Dakota , and the Assiniboine River valley between Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba . The District
621-588: Was established by Métis leader Louis Riel to negotiate the admission of the District as a province of Canada . The original proposal, which suggested that the new province consist of all of the fertile belt between Winnipeg and British Columbia , was rejected by the Canadian federal government as it conflicted with their plans to manage the settlement of the Northwest Territories directly. As
648-519: Was facing competition from the North West Company (NWC), which flagrantly violated the Hudson's Bay Company's commercial monopoly and disputed its territory. In 1814, The Hudson's Bay Company invoked its royal charter and ordered The North West Company to leave. Selkirk's settlement, commonly known as The Red River Colony , was embroiled in these issues, meeting resistance from fur traders of The North West Company, commercial interests from
675-451: Was facing competition from the North West Company (NWC), which flagrantly violated the Hudson's Bay Company's commercial monopoly and disputed its territory. In 1814, The Hudson's Bay Company invoked its royal charter and ordered The North West Company to leave. Selkirk's settlement, commonly known as The Red River Colony , was embroiled in these issues, meeting resistance from fur traders of The North West Company, commercial interests from
702-491: Was governed by a Hudson's Bay Company -appointed Governor of Assiniboia, who was advised by members of the Council of Assiniboia . In 1869 Rupert's Land , including the District of Assiniboia, was transferred to Canada without consultation of the residents of the settlement. This, and the arrival of Canadian surveyors, led to the Red River Rebellion , in which a Provisional Government and Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia
729-526: Was later created (1882) as a regional administrative district of Canada's North-West Territories . Most of it was absorbed into the Province of Saskatchewan in 1905, except for the westernmost quarter, which became part of Alberta . The east boundary of the district coincided with the modern Manitoba–Saskatchewan boundary, the line between the 29th and 30th ranges west of the First Meridian of
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