A scholarly anthology examining the role of the North-West Mounted Police—and later the Royal Canadian Mounted Police—in shaping prairie society from 1873 to 1919. The Mounted Police and Prairie Society, edited by William M. Baker, brings together previously published papers by students, historians, and academics, exploring the force’s involvement in the legal, social, and cultural life of Western Canada.
The volume addresses a range of themes, including relations with First Nations, law enforcement practices, internal dynamics and characteristics of the force, and responses to periods of crisis and change. Together, the essays present a nuanced portrait of the Mounted Police as both agents of order and participants in the evolving fabric of prairie life.
