Council of Assiniboia

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The Council of Assiniboia was the appointed governing body that administered law and civil affairs in the Red River Settlement under the authority of the Hudson’s Bay Company in the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appointed governing body
colonial governing council
appliesToJurisdiction Assiniboia NERFINISHED
District of Assiniboia NERFINISHED
Indigenous peoples in the District of Assiniboia
Métis population of Red River
Red River Colony NERFINISHED
Red River Settlement NERFINISHED
area surrounding the forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers
settlers of the Red River Colony
appointedBy Hudson's Bay Company governor and committee
country Rupert's Land NERFINISHED
dissolved 1870
1870-07-15
foundedBy Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver land regulation in the Red River Settlement
licensing of trade within the District of Assiniboia
local taxation and fees
maintenance of public order
hasCapital Fort Garry NERFINISHED
hasLegalSystem English common law adapted to local conditions
hasMember Hudson's Bay Company officers NERFINISHED
local settlers appointed as councillors
hasRole administration of civil affairs
administration of criminal law
judicial authority
local governance
historicalPeriod fur trade era in Western Canada
pre-Confederation Canada
inception 1821
19th century
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
legalForm appointed council
location Canada NERFINISHED
Red River Settlement NERFINISHED
present-day Manitoba
namedAfter Assiniboine River NERFINISHED
operator Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED
partOf Hudson's Bay Company territories in North America NERFINISHED
Rupert's Land NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution creation of the Province of Manitoba
transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada
replacedBy Province of Manitoba government NERFINISHED
provisional government of Louis Riel NERFINISHED
seat Upper Fort Garry NERFINISHED

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Red River Colony governedBy Council of Assiniboia