Selkirk Settlers: Mapping the Red River Colony

Anna Shumilak of The Hudson's Bay Company Archives talks about the Selkirk Settlers exhibit at the Manitoba Museum and shows us how the original plan of the Red River Colony laid the foundation for the development of the City of Winnipeg.

Anna Shumilak of The Hudson's Bay Company Archives talks about the new Selkirk Settlers exhibit at the Manitoba Museum and shows us how the original plan of the Red River Colony laid the foundation for the development of the City of Winnipeg.

The Selkirk Settlers - Mapping the Red River Colony from Canada's History.

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