How did Jerry potts contribute to the north west mounted police?

Answer 1

Jerry Potts was a guide, interpretor and scout for the NWMP for over 20 years. He knew the west better than most of the young men who joined the new police force and he helped them keep the peace between the whites and the native population as well as helped negotiate treaties.

He was famous for being a man of very few words. He would often condense a long, long speeches into a sentence or two, sometimes with amusing results:

"Once, following a Blackfoot chief's extremely long, flowery, impassioned speech to a delegation of visiting officials who had arrived from Ottawa to sign a treaty with the Blackfoot people, Potts remained silent as if fully digesting the colourful language. Finally, when asked what the chief had said, the laconic Potts shrugged and replied, "He says he's damned glad you're here."