History of the RCMP

3 ch (3C) W · Undergraduate

Examines the creation of the North-West Mounted Police in 1873 as an agent of the Canadian state in the West and its relationships with indigenous people and the formation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920 and its role in security and intelligence as well as front-line policing. Also explores popular culture representations of the NWMP/RCMP.