Redcoats on the Prairies: The March West Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- The Redcoats Ride West: The Northwest Mounted Police Begin Their Journey
Join us as we embark on an epic journey with the Northwest Mounted Police (NWMP) in their historic March West of 1874. In this first episode of our series, we'll witness the formation of this iconic Canadian police force and their preparations for a grueling trek across the untamed Canadian prairies. Discover the motivations behind their mission, the challenges they faced, and the lasting impact of their presence on the development of Western Canada. Don't miss the start of this incredible adventure that shaped the history of a nation.
This series on the March West is possible thanks to co-operation with my day-job employer, Golden West Broadcasting. A big thank you to Glenn Rogers and Dylan Feissel for providing their voices for this series, which will be covered in 3-4 episodes in total.
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The Big Decision by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
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All other music: Steven Wilson/suno.com - Розваги
Very informative Steven, thank you. It's hard to imagine their first couple winters on the prairies. I'm 77 years old and lived through many of them, but we're better equipped nowadays. Look forward to the next installments. Thanks again. Wally
Thanks for the comment, Wally! The next installment will be up soon, and there will be more content related to this coming on DiscoverWeyburn.com in the coming days as well. Saskatchewan Highway 13, which runs through Weyburn, is called the Red Coast Trail in honour of the March West (even though they more closely followed what would become Highways 18, 39, 2 and 1)
The NWMP saved a lot of aboriginal people in Alberta. The whiskey trade had entered our lands and were destroying the People. I just ask that in future episodes, you keep any stereotypes and modern myths out.
I've enjoyed this episode. Hopefully you can do a bit of truth about both sides of the 1860- 1900 era of the Red River region. Its getting lost and distorted by modern tale tellers. Its not what what was told before, nor whats been said now.
I have definitely avoided modern views, focussing on the primary sources from Henri Julien from when they met with Indigenous leaders near Mossbank during the trek, and when they were also chastised just beyond the Cypress Hills.
Twenty seconds in and I've heard two false premises. John A., nor anyone else in 1870 or even 1970 had a concept of Canada from coast to coast to coast. It was form sea to sea at least as late as 1988. Most important, the railroad was the only way to prevent the Americans from swallowing everything West of Lake Superior, including British Columbia. Without the railroad, the future of Canada was trapped East of the Canadian Shield. I don't know about the rest of the epic journey, I don't want to spend the rest of my afternoon fact checking.
The railway was a promise to BC to join confederation: www.historymuseum.ca/history-hall/the-rail-from-sea-to-sea/#:~:text=Building%20a%20transcontinental%20railway%20was,joining%20Confederation%20in%20June%201871.
As for the dream to go sea, to sea, to sea...
search.worldcat.org/title/The-Canadian-prairies-:-a-history/oclc/806952637
Macdonald wanted expansion to the west, and wanted a large nation. The railway, and the NWMP, were needed for the expansion.