Métis Scrip Records

Commissions

North-West Half-Breed Commissions

Scrip Certificates

Dept. of the Interior, RG 15, Series D II 8e, Certificates for Scrip, 1885-1906, 3.15 m, vols. 1373 to 1386.

Certificates issued by the Department to Métis who were entitled to participate in the distribution of scrip. The certificates give the place and date of issue, name of the recipient, the amount and nature (land or money) of the scrip, and the name of the commissioner. Each commission was responsible for its own block of numbers. The records are organized by certificate registration number, and are found in the following volumes:

1886 Commission Treaty 6 (Green Lake Adhesion)

A0001 to A0994; vol. 1373 A1565 to A1624; vol. 1374

A0995 to A1038; vol. 1374 B1096 to B1141; vol. 1376

A1201 to A1207; vol. 1376

B0001 to B0600; vol. 1375

B0601 to B0802; vol. 1376

C0001 to C0009; vol. 1376

1887 Commission

A1208 to A1564; vol. 1374

B0822 to B0995; vol. 1376

C0010 to C0022; vol. 1376

Northern Manitoba

A1039 to A1200; vol. 1374

B0803 to B0821; vol. 1376

Finding aid FA15-23 serves as a general index to these records. It is organized by registration number and gives the RG 15 volume number where the original document is now retained. Unfortunately, it does not identify individuals to whom the certificates were issued.

To find the certificate issued to a particular individual, researchers should refer to the delivery registers (RG 15, volumes 1518, 1519, and 1520). These registers are organized alphabetically according to the last name of the claimant. They record all the registration numbers of all records - including scrip certificates - associated with scrip awards granted to Métis claimants in Manitoba and the North-West Territories.

Once the certificate registration number is known, researchers can then refer to finding aid 15-23 to find the volume number in RG 15 where the original document is stored. If the scrip certificate is not found in this series, it is always possible that a copy was placed in the applicant's case file, if such was created by the department.The case files were placed in one of the central registries of the Dominion Lands Branch, and are now retained by Library and Archives Canada as RG 15, series DII 1, or series D II 3 (both of which are described elsewhere). If a case file was created for a particular claim, the file number will be indicated in the delivery registers.