The present-day city is near the centre of the 160,000-square-mile (410,000 km²) area purchased by the Earl of Selkirk from the Hudson's Bay Company.
The first settlers of the Red River Colony arrived in 1813.
Although the settlers negotiated a treaty with the Saulteaux Indians of the area, the commercial rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company gave rise to violent confrontations between the settlers and the trading companies.

In recognition of the Earl's importance in bringing settlers to the region, the town was named Selkirk and incorporated in 1882.
The present-day city is near the centre of the 160,000-square-mile (410,000 km²) area purchased by the Earl of Selkirk from the Hudson's Bay Company.The first settlers of the Red River Colony arrived in 1813. Although the settlers negotiated a treaty with the Saulteaux Indians of the area, the commercial rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company gave rise to violent confrontations between the settlers and the trading companies.
In recognition of the Earl's importance in bringing settlers to the region, the town was named Selkirk and incorporated in 1882.
Selkirk, Manitoba