Created after confederation to police the frontier territories of the canadian west, the nwmp ended the whiskey trade on the southern prairies and the violence that came with it, helped the federal government suppress the northwest rebellion, and brought order to the klondike gold rush. In this section you will find a selection of books that relate directly to the early. The records include the surviving personnel records for nwmp members who served between 1873 and 1904. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. A history of the north west mounted police 18731904. Rod macleod, the northwest mounted police and law enforcement. A pictorial history of the mounted police in the yukon. The following is an extract from the book military uniforms in canada, 16651970 by jack l. During the 1870s there were many independent companies trading whiskey to the native peoples of the southwest part of the northwest territories. It was one hundred years ago in 1920 that what is now known as the rcmp came into being when two canadian police forces merged. The northwest mounted police nwmp was a canadian police force, established in 1873 by the prime minister, sir john macdonald, to maintain order in the northwest territories. Records of the north west mounted police and royal canadian mounted police are in the custody of library and archives canada, record group 18 rg 18. Berton, in true form, gives another remarkable, detailed, thorough, and readably narrative account of an important and often overlooked period in canadian history. A history of the mounted police in the yukon by helene dorowolsky.
Northwest mounted police the canadian encyclopedia. Singlehanded, a romanticised 1912 picture by charles russell showing a policeman apprehending a blackfoot suspect. This led to widespread alcoholism among the native peoples, which eventually caused poverty, disease, malnutrition, and death. Nwmp sergeant in 1884 wearing 1853 light cavalry sabre. Shelf containing many books about the nwmp, rnwmp and rcmp. Northwest mounted police in popular media wikipedia. Canadian historythe whiskey traders and the nwmp wikibooks. The 778mile great march undertaken by the north west mounted police in 1874. Canadian war museum, 1981 and is reproduced here by the kind permission of the canadian war museum. The story of the nwmp and the early development and settlement of western canada is told in a number of books, including.
Shop police rcmp nwmp fbi books and collectibles abebooks. Discover the best canadian history in best sellers. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Eric harvie began collecting material relating to the history of western canada in the 1950s, developing an extensive collection of art, artifacts, books and archival. The mounted police combined military, police and judicial functions along similar lines to the royal irish constabulary. Questions answers, and an annotated bibliography of the duties and images of the nwmp, and rcmp. Northwest mounted police in the canadian north wikipedia. The canadian northwest mounted police had a prominent role in popular media from the late. The mounted police had been established to control the prairies along the canadian united states border in 1873, but were then also deployed to control the yukon region during the. This prompted the fledgling canadian government to pass a bill in may, 1873, that sought to bring order to the frontier, encourage settlement, and to establish canadian authority through the creation of the north west mounted police nwmp.
The northwest mounted police nwmp was the forerunner of canadas iconic royal canadian mounted police. See more ideas about canadian history, o canada and i am canadian. Construction of the canadian pacific railway had drawn the nwmp into a. Horrall, the pictorial history of the royal canadian mounted.
Canadian history, history, books, all new releases. The history of the northwest mounted police in the canadian north describes the activities of the northwest mounted police in the northwest territories at the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th. The horses of the royal canadian mounted police a pictorial history. Royal north west mounted police and the royal canadian mounted police. A history of the north west mounted police 18731904 is an engaging and handsomely illustrated book directed at general. Books rcmp veterans association vancouver division.
The mounties have a long and proud history dating back to confederation and. See more ideas about police, north west, canadian history. North west mounted police nwmp personnel records, 1873. Today, items like the red serge jacket and stetson hat, and events like the musical ride, have become some of the most recognized symbols of the royal canadian mounted police rcmp. The northwest mounted police 18861900 rcmp nwmp see more like this magazine guns december 2010 ruger model ksr9c 9mm.