Métis Scrip Records

Commissions

Treaty 8 Commission

Applications

Dept. of the Interior, RG 15, Series D II 8c, Applications, 1886-1906, 8.85 m, vols. 1333 to 1371; microfilm reels C-14943 to C-15010.

This series contains applications for scrip made from 1886 to 1906 by Métis applying to the North-West Commissions, the Alberta-Saskatchewan Commission, the Commissions for Treaties 8, 10, and 5, and all their adhesions. The applications give the name of the applicant, his/her place of residence, place and date of birth, name of parents and racial origins, marital status, dependents names, etc. Finding aid FA15-21, parts 1 to 15, is an alphabetical index to all the scrip applications in this series, including the Treaty 8 applications. The finding aid is also available on microfilm reel C-14943, and in Archives Search.

The applications have been integrated and filed alphabetically by the name of the applicant. Although the records may have been physically consolidated, it is still possible to separate, intellectually, the Treaty 8 applications by using the claims registers (RG 15, volumes 1485 or 1529). Both registers are alphabetical indexes of all recipients of scrip under the Treaty 8 Commission, noting for each entry, the name of the applicant, his/her place of birth, and parents' names. Volume 1485 gives each recipient's scrip certificate number, and volume 1529 gives the recipient's claim number.

If researchers can not find a particular application in this series, they should then investigate the central registry of the Dominion Lands Branch, RG 15, series D II 1 (described elsewhere). It is always possible that the application was withdrawn by departmental administrators and placed in a case file in the department's central registry. This generally happened whenever the department was required to give special consideration to an application. If a case file was created for a particular application, the file number should be indicated in the delivery registers, (RG 15, volumes 1519 or 1520). Researchers can use the file number to find the entry in finding aid FA15-5. The latter will give researchers an indication as to which volume in Record Group 15 should be consulted if they wish to obtain access to the original case file.