ONE of the pioneering figures in the history of what came to be known as Manitoba was a Scottish aristocrat, Thomas Douglas, who became the fifth Earl of Selkirk in 1799. Born in 1771, Lord ...

WINNIPEG — Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton — a relation of the fifth Earl of Selkirk who signed the 1817 treaty with Chief Peguis and other leaders recognizing Indigenous land rights in ...

His project, titled Peguis-Selkirk 200, details the history between Chief Peguis and Thomas Douglas, the 5th Earl of Selkirk. It also informs Canadians about the "incredible relationship" between ...

In the preface to this worthy biography of Thomas Douglas, Fifth Lord Selkirk, J. M. Bumsted explains that he has been working on the book for more than three decades. During that period, he ...

In the preface to this worthy biography of Thomas Douglas, Fifth Lord Selkirk, J.M. Bumsted explains that he has been working on the book for more than three decades.

The pioneer venture of Thomas Douglas, Earl of Selkirk, to establish a colony brought opposition from the North West Company, the Hudson's Bay Company’s powerful rival.