Red River Settlement

Near this site the Red River settlement was formally proclaimed. On September 4, 1812, with a guard of honour under arms, Miles Macdonell took possession of Assiniboia, the lands granted by the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Earl of Selkirk. Macdonell, the first governor, was attended by officers and servants of the North West Company from Fort Gibraltar which lay across the Red River. The Patent and Macdonell’s commission were read in French and English.

Tout près d’ici fut officiellement reconnue la Colonie de la Rivière-Rouge. Le 4 septembre 1812, Miles Macdonell, accompagné d’une garde d’honneur venue du Fort Gibraltar situé de l’autre cote de la rivière Rouge, prit possession officielle d’Assiniboia, terres concédées au Comte de Selkirk par la Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson. On fit lecture en français et en anglais des lettres patentes et de la commission de Macdonell.