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What does NWMP stand for?

North West Mounted Police (Canada)


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Samples in periodicals archive:
1873: The North West Mounted Police were established in Canada - the name was changed to The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920.
They were so outgunned that Jerry Potts, a half-Blood warrior who later became a guide for the North West Mounted Police, said, "You could shut your eyes and still be sure to kill a Cree.
In 1920, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police came into existence, merging the Royal North West Mounted Police and the Dominion Police.
Staff from Fort Walsh National Historic Site will set up a recreation of a North West Mounted Police (NWMP) patrol camp and will talk about the duties of the NWMP and the challenges they faced in policing the west.
1873 - The North West Mounted Police were established in Canada - the name was changed to The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920.
Potts, a character drawn from real life who would go on to become a legendary figure in Canadian history for his rescue of a lost Canadian North West Mounted Police expedition in 1874, is a troubled, ambiguous figure, as Vanderhaeghe portrays him.
IT WAS a confusing return on Saturday for Due South, the adventure series featuring Paul Gross as Constable Benton Fraser of the North West Mounted Police.
May 23, 1873: Canada's North West Mounted Police formed.

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