The NWMP was formed partly in response to this 1873 event, where American wolfers killed a group of Nakoda people. The "Pony Soldiers" were sent to arrest the perpetrators. 3. Sitting Bull's Arrival (1876)
The name is a literal translation of terms used by First Nations groups to describe the mounted patrols.
: They wore scarlet tunics to distinguish themselves from the blue-clad U.S. Cavalry, whom many Indigenous groups mistrusted. 🐎 Why "Pony Soldier"?