CANS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Indian Love Call, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Studies

• School: McGill University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANS 200
• Professor: Mary Anne Poutanen

Document Summary

8 jan - canadian studies in 21st century. Myth of the mounties - as nation-builders in the canadian west. Only people who use police force as national symbol. Pacified region to allow for settlement of white people. With help of boniface (bad m tis - steals money) she travels to north to help brother. Rose begins singing indian love call with sgt. Mountie follows rose and boniface as they search for her brother (jack) Quebec tended to ignore rcmp as part of culture. Used as poster-boys/girls - quintessential images at government events, on documents, etc. 1995 - controlled marketing of icon, through purchase of license. In battle for control, history has been overlooked. Narrative of subduing spirit of first nations, pacifying western canada. Created in 1873, following deadly skirmish between hunters and first nations. All hunters arrested were found not guilty of massacre. 300 mounties marched to alberta, where a post was established to police.