 assiniboia district refers to two historical districts of canada's north-west territories. the name is taken from the assiniboine first nation. ==historical usage== ===(old) district of assiniboia=== the district of assiniboia was a name used to describe the red river colony, mainly for official purposes, between 1812 and 1869. nominally the district included all of the territory granted in the selkirk concession, however much of this was ceded to the united states in 1818 (from the treaty of 1818) and in 1838 the district was redefined as the circular region within 50 miles of the junction of the red and assiniboine rivers. the actual area of settlement, centered at present day winnipeg, was limited to the red river valley between lower fort garry and pembina, nd and the assiniboine river valley between winnipeg and portage la prairie, manitoba the district was governed by a hudson's bay company appointed governor of assiniboia who was advised by members of the council of assiniboia. in 1869 rupert's land, including the district of assiniboia, was transferred to canada without consultation of the residents of the settlement. this, and the arrival of canadian surveyors, led to the red river rebellion in which a provisional government and legislative assembly of assiniboia was established by mÃ©tis leader louis riel to negotiate the admission of the district as a province of canada. the original proposal, which suggested that the new province consist of all of the fertile belt between winnipeg and british columbia, was rejected by the canadian federal government as it conflicted with their plans to manage the settlement of the northwest territories. as a compromise, a small part of the district, consisting mainly of the settled areas, was admitted to canada as the province of manitoba in 1870 though the federal government retained control of crown land and natural resources until 1930. in some accounts of the history of manitoba, the term old assiniboia is used to describe the pre-1870 settlement, though the terms red river colony, red river settlement and selkirk settlement are more common. ===district of assiniboia=== thumb|right|300px|a 1900 map showing the boundaries of the second district of assiniboia.the (second) district of assiniboia was later created (1882) as a regional administrative district of canada's north-west territories.{{citation |publisher = brown chamberlin law printer (for canada) |isbn = |publication-place = ottawa |title =acts of the parliament of the dominion of canada |url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=rgqvaaaaiaaj&lpg=pr18&ots=kbwgg6pc1f&dq=8%20may%201882%20provisi
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