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Extending and Consolidating the Colonial Frontier

From: Canada’s State Police

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In this chapter, Marquis explores the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as tools of colonial expansion rather than neutral guardians. He examines how the courts enforced state control after settler vs Indigenous conflicts, highlighting stories of Indigenous resistance and institutional power.

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Greg Marquis

Greg Marquis is a Professor in the Department of History and Politics at University of New Brunswick at Saint John (UNBSJ), specializing in Canadian history and criminal justice history. Professor Marquis has developed a number of courses in the area of law and society, and is on the editorial board of Acadiensis and the Social History of Alcohol and Drugs. In addition to criminal justice history, his research interests include urban history and urban policy, the history of popular culture and the history of alcohol and drugs. Greg Marquis lives in Quispamsis, New Brunswick.