Pony Soldier -

The name is a literal translation of terms used by First Nations groups to describe the mounted patrols.

The used by early mounted patrols?

The specific of famous officers like James Walsh or Sam Steele? Pony Soldier

: NWMP/RCMP officers were often tasked with forcibly removing children from their homes to take them to schools.

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: They wore scarlet tunics to distinguish themselves from the blue-clad U.S. Cavalry, whom many Indigenous groups mistrusted. 🐎 Why "Pony Soldier"?

: To stop the illegal American whiskey trade and assert Canadian sovereignty. Pony Soldier

While traditionally romanticized, modern history examines the Pony Soldiers through a more critical lens: