Fort Walsh

Fort Walsh is a National Historic Site of Canada in Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan.

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FORT WALSH In 1875 a detachment of North-West Mounted Police under Superintendent J.M. Walsh built a post here which served from 1878 to 1882 as the headquarters of the force. The men stationed here played a key role in implementing Canada's Indian policy and in supervising the Sioux who had fled to Canada with Sitting Bull after the battle of the Little Big Horn. Following the return of the Sioux to the United States and the settlement of the Canadian Indians on reserves, the fort's importance declined and in 1883 it was abandoned. From 1943 to 1968 the Royal Canadian Mounted Police used the site as a remount station.

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LE FORT WALSH En 1875 un détachement de la Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest, commandé par J. M. Walsh, érigea ici un poste qui servit de quartier général de 1878 à 1882. Le fort joua un rôle-clé dans l'application de la politique du Canada envers les Indiens et servit à surveiller les Sioux qui se réfugièrent au Canada avec Sitting Bull, après la bataille de Little Big Horn. Après le départ des Sioux et la création de réserves pour les Indiens, le fort perdit son importance et fut abandonné en 1883. De 1943 à 1968 la Gendarmerie royale du Canada l'employa comme station de remonte.

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