Pony Soldier -

The NWMP was established in by Canadian Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.

: They were responsible for enforcing laws that restricted Indigenous movement (the pass system). Pony Soldier

: They wore scarlet tunics to distinguish themselves from the blue-clad U.S. Cavalry, whom many Indigenous groups mistrusted. 🐎 Why "Pony Soldier"? The NWMP was established in by Canadian Prime

The NWMP was formed partly in response to this 1873 event, where American wolfers killed a group of Nakoda people. The "Pony Soldiers" were sent to arrest the perpetrators. 3. Sitting Bull's Arrival (1876) Pony Soldier