When Did the Selkirk Settlers Arrived?

In the summer of 1811 Lord Selkirk sent a group of Scottish and Irish colonists to the Red River region by way of Hudson Bay, under Miles Macdonnell, the first governor of the colony; the party reached its destination in 1812.

In which year did the Selkirk settlers arrive in present day Manitoba?

Founded in 1812 by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, the colony grew through times of extreme hardship into a multiracial society. It was the site of the Red River Resistance before reluctantly joining Canada as the province of Manitoba.

Why did the Selkirk settlers come to Canada?

In 1792, he had toured the Scottish Highlands and he had been moved by the plight of tenant farmers, who were being crowded out to make room for sheep. For the next two decades, Selkirk pursued his idea of founding a colony for the poor and dispossessed.