RNWMP Barracks, Split Lake, [circa 1925]. Archives of Manitoba, Still Images Section. A. V. Thomas Collection. Item Number 84. Negative 8158. The Manitoba Historical Society …

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Split Lake Heritage Centre (Split Lake, Tataskweyak Cree Nation) This building at Split Lake on the Tataskweyak Cree Nation has information on the history of the area.

Aug 25, 2017 · Split Lake post consisted at this time of the Hudson’s Bay store and the RNWMP detachment. the H.B. manager was Aleck Flett. On the 30th Sergeant Butler, Constables …

The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) was a Canadian paramilitary police force, established in 1873, to maintain order in the new Canadian North-West Territories (NWT) following the 1870 …

The photo (below) shows members of B Squadron RNWMP at camp in Vancouver BC, prior to their being shipped out to Vladivostock in Siberia, to fight for the White Russian Forces. The …

After Canada entered World War I in 1914, the government began to worry about threats to national security. The RNWMP took on new roles monitoring immigrants from “enemy nations” …

Split Lake, or Tataskwayak (Cree: ᑕᑕᐢᑿᔭᕽ), is a community in Manitoba on the northern shore of Split Lake along the Nelson River, about 240 mi (390 km) west southwest of the river's mouth …

Learn about the early development of Canada's celebrated national police force, which began as the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), through the historic places associated with this …

The death toll among NWMP officers during the suppression of the rebellion included three at Duck Lake (Arnold, Garrett, Gibson) and three at Cut Knife Hill (Corporal Sleigh, Corporal …

Prior to 1887 the Split Lake band traded at York Factory and with generally unfavorable economic conditions on the coastal lowlands there was a migration to Split Lake in the 1880s. Clearly the …