<p>In May 2023, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commemorated its 150th anniversary. The federal police force – which originally started out as the North-West Mounted Police – is almost as old as the Dominion of Canada itself. This episode examines the complex and painful history of an institution that has historically mistreated Indigenous peoples and women. It also takes us back to the scene of one of the RCMP’s largest manhunts – the search for fugitive Albert Johnson, also known as “The Mad Trapper.” Guests on this episode are Sam Karikas, CEO of the RCMP Heritage Centre, and Jean Teillet, a recently retired Métis lawyer, author, and lecturer, who is also the great-grand niece of Louis Riel.</p><br><p>More episodes are available at:&nbsp;<a href="https://lnkfi.re/ctms2e2cch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lnkfi.re/ctms2e2cch</a>. To read the episode transcripts in French and English, and to learn more about historic Canadian milestones, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://thewalrus.ca/canadianheritage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thewalrus.ca/canadianheritage</a>.&nbsp;</p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/838808">Get add free content at Patreon!</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Curious Canadian History

David Borys

S9E13 - Of Fugitives and Orators: The Characters Behind the RCMP’s Complicated History - a special Canadian Time Machine episode

MAR 5, 202432 MIN
Curious Canadian History

S9E13 - Of Fugitives and Orators: The Characters Behind the RCMP’s Complicated History - a special Canadian Time Machine episode

MAR 5, 202432 MIN

Description

<p>In May 2023, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commemorated its 150th anniversary. The federal police force – which originally started out as the North-West Mounted Police – is almost as old as the Dominion of Canada itself. This episode examines the complex and painful history of an institution that has historically mistreated Indigenous peoples and women. It also takes us back to the scene of one of the RCMP’s largest manhunts – the search for fugitive Albert Johnson, also known as “The Mad Trapper.” Guests on this episode are Sam Karikas, CEO of the RCMP Heritage Centre, and Jean Teillet, a recently retired Métis lawyer, author, and lecturer, who is also the great-grand niece of Louis Riel.</p><br><p>More episodes are available at:&nbsp;<a href="https://lnkfi.re/ctms2e2cch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lnkfi.re/ctms2e2cch</a>. To read the episode transcripts in French and English, and to learn more about historic Canadian milestones, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://thewalrus.ca/canadianheritage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thewalrus.ca/canadianheritage</a>.&nbsp;</p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/838808">Get add free content at Patreon!</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>