Charles Fredrick Draycott
- North
West Mounted
Police
History is raw and untamed with varieties of
venues
Riel, Dumont, the NWMP were all part of the
menu
Charles Draycott
our beloved NWMP was there to
His duty was guarding Riel during his last
days in situ.
He watched as Riel hung for high treason in Regina.
His duty demanded full control in historys arena.
Searching for rebel Metis
was Major Steeles request
Charles Draycott,
around for 21 years was the best.
The story played and replayed; controversy was
high
We were all cursed with troubled orders they
sighed.”
We all wanted to live our lives in peace of
course
-Government proclamations gave us no
recourse.
In time truth and justice becomes clear and
powerful
The dark side of human nature is always disdainful.
Riel now the Father of Manitoba was granted his
due
Metis families eventually found
justice, long overdue.
Written By Carol Howard Vulliamy- 2009
