Jerry Potts was the son of an Indigenous mother and a Scottish father, and throughout his life he cemented himself as a legendary figure in the Canadian West. Without him, it is possible the North West Mounted Police may have never lasted long enough to become the RCMP.
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Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jerry-potts
CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wayward-west-episode-3-jerry-potts-1.4205993
Dictionary of Canadian Biography: https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/potts_jerry_12E.html
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Legion Magazine: https://legionmagazine.com/jerry-potts-and-the-march-west/
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