Métis Scrip Records

Commissions

Treaty 8 Commission

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 (numbers A1 to A1214 and B1 to B58) were issued by the Treaty 8 Commissioners to Métis who were entitled to partake in the distribution of scrip. The certificates give the place and date of issue, the name of the recipient, the amount and type of the scrip, and the name of the commissioner. The records are organized by the certificate registration number. Certificates A1 to A600 are located in volume 1374; A601 to A1212 in volume 1375; and B1 to B58 in volume 1376.

To find the certificate issued to a particular individual researchers have two choices. They can either use the claims register for the Treaty 8 Commission (RG 15, volume 1485) or the delivery registers (RG 15, volumes 1519 and 1520). As described elsewhere, both registers are alphabetical indexes, organized according to the last name of the recipient. They provide the certificate registration number for each claimant who was awarded scrip by the Treaty 8 Commission.

Once the certificate registration number is known, researchers can then refer to finding aid FA15-23 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 the central registry of the Dominion Lands Branch, and are now retained by Library and Archives Canada as RG 15, series D II 1 (described elsewhere). If a case file was created for a particular claim, the file number will be indicated in the delivery registers (RG 15, volumes 1519 or 1520).