Métis Scrip Records

Commissions

Alberta/Assiniboia and Saskatchewan/Manitoba Commissions

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Registers/Indexes

Dept. of the Interior, RG 15, Series D II 8 m, North-West Half-Breeds and Original White Settlers, Registers and Indexes, 1877-1927, 4.5 m, vols. 1475 to 1555; microfilm reels C-11872 to C-11885.

North-West Half-Breed Claims [Register for Saskatchewan]. Authority: Chap. 54, clause 90, par. (f.), Revised Statutes of Canada, as enacted by sec. 4, 62-63 Victoria, Chap. 16 (1899); and Order in Council of the 2nd March, 1900

A register of claimants appearing before the Saskatchewan component of the scrip Commission authorized by P.C. 438, 2 March, 1900. These are claim registers 1 and 2 referred to by Commissioners Coté and McLeod in their final report to the Minister (see the report by Commissioners N.O. Coté and S. McLeod submitted to the Hon. Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior, 29 March, 1901, in RG 15, vol 825, file 616,753). The registers are organized by claim (declaration) number, with each entry noting the name and residence of the applicant, the names of his/her parents, the applicant's date of birth, the date of the declaration, the decision of the Commission (whether or not the claim was allowed), and the scrip certificate number. If a case file was created for the claim, the file number in the Dominion Lands Branch central registry will also be noted. These files are now retained by Library and Archives Canada in RG 15, series D II 1 (described elsewhere). To use these registers when the claim number is unknown and only the claimant's name is available, researchers should refer to the alphabetical index (RG 15, volume 1487 or volume 1494) described elsewhere. Either index will provide researchers with the applicant's claim number.

For claims 0001 to 1374:
Register No. 1, RG 15, vol. 1488, Aperture Card Book 71, reel C-11875

For claims 1375 to 2144:
Register No. 2, RG 15, vol. 1489, Aperture Card Book 72, reel C-11875

Index to North-West Half-Breed Claims [Register for Saskatchewan]. Authorized by chap. 54, sec. 90, par. F., R., S., C., as enacted by sec. 4, 62, 63 Vict., chap. 16 (1899), and Order-in-Council of the 2nd March, 1900

An alphabetical index of applicants listed in the claims register for Saskatchewan (see volumes 1488 and 1489). This is the index that Commissioners Coté and McLeod refer to in their final report to the Minister (see the report by Commissioners N.O. Coté and S. McLeod submitted to the Hon. Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior, 29 March, 1901, in RG 15, vol 825, file 616,753). Each entry provides the name of the applicant, his/her date of birth, the names of the applicant's parents, the claim (application) number, the decision of the Commission, the place at which scrip was issued, date of issue, the nature (land or money) and amount of the scrip, and general administrative remarks.

RG 15, vol. 1487, Aperture Card Book 70, reel C-11874
RG 15, vol. 1494, Aperture Card Book 77, reel C-11876, copy 2

North-West Half-Breed Claims [Register for Alberta]. Authority: Chap. 54, clause 90, par. (f.), Revised Statutes of Canada, as enacted by sec. 4, 62-63 Victoria, Chap. 16 (1899); and Order in Council of the 2nd March, 1900

A register of claimants appearing before the Alberta component of the Scrip Commission authorized by P.C. 438, 2 March, 1900. The registers are organized by claim (application) number, with each entry noting the name and residence of the applicant, the names of his/her parents, the applicant's date of birth, the date of the declaration, the decision of the Commission (whether or not the claim was allowed), and the scrip certificate number, and the nature and amount of the scrip. To use these registers when the claim number is unknown and only the claimant's name is available, researchers should refer to the alphabetical index (RG 15, vol. 1490) described elsewhere. This index will provide researchers with each applicant's claim number.

Register No. 1; claims 0001 to 1449;
RG 15, vol. 1491, Aperture Card Book 74, reel C-11875

Register No. 2; claims 1450 to 2950;
RG 15, vol. 1492, Aperture Card Book 75, reel C-11875-76

Register No. 3; claims 2951 to 3505;
RG 15, vol. 1493, Aperture Card Book 76, reel C-11876

Index to North-West Half-Breed Claims [Register for Alberta]. Authorized by chap. 54, sec. 90, par. F., R., S., C., as enacted by sec. 4, 62, 63 Vict., chap. 16 (1899), and Order-in-Council of the 2nd March, 1900

An alphabetical list of applicants listed in the claims register for Alberta (volumes 1491, 1492, and 1493). Each entry provides the name of the applicant, his/her date of birth, the names of the applicant's parents, the claim (application) number, the decision of the Commission, and general remarks by departmental administrators. The latter usually comments on whether or not a disallowed claim was reconsidered under subsequent orders-in-council.

RG 15, vol. 1490, Aperture Card Book 73, reel C-11875

[Register of disallowed claims, Alberta, 1900-1902]

A register of Métis claims disallowed by the Alberta component of the Alberta-Saskatchewan Commission authorized by P.C. 438, 2 March, 1900 and by the Manitoba and North-West Territories Commission authorized by Order-in-Council, P.C. 575, 16 March, 1901. The index is organized alphabetically, according to the last name of the claimant, with each entry recording the name of the community where the application was accepted, the claimant's claim number and a synopsis of the reason why the claim was disallowed.

RG 15, vol. 1536, Aperture Card Book 119, reel C-11881-82

Location Register of North-West Half-Breed Scrip ... (Authority - Order in Council of 2nd March, 1900 and subsequent Orders in Council)

These registers serve as an index to the lands which were patented to holders of Métis scrip awarded under P.C. 438, 2 March, 1900. The registers are organized according to the type of land scrip awarded (80 acre or 160 acre scrip) and then by scrip number. Each entry provides the date of the location, the patentee's name, the land description to which the scrip was applied, the patent fiat number, the date on which the Letters Patent were awarded, the liber and folio number of each patent, the file number, the name of the individual to whom the Letters Patent was assigned, the assignment number, and general administrative remarks. Please note that the liber and folio numbers for the Letters Patent listed in these registers are now retained by Library and Archives Canada in RG 15, Series D III 10. To use these registers when the scrip number is unknown, researchers should refer to the delivery register, RG 15, volume 1520, described elsewhere. The latter is organized alphabetically and will note the serial numbers of the scrip notes awarded to each claimant.

For lands awarded to holders of 80 acre scrip notes, see:
Register 1; scrip nos. A6001 to A7000; RG 15, vol. 1545, Aperture Card Book 128, reel C-11883
Register 2; scrip nos. A8001 to A9000; RG 15, vol. 1548, Aperture Card Book 131, reel C-11883
Register 3; scrip nos. A10001 to A10208; RG 15, vol. 1549, Aperture Card Book 132, reel C-11884

For lands awarded to holders of 160 acre scrip notes, see:
Register 1; scrip nos. A7001 to A8000; RG 15, vol. 1546, Aperture Card Book 129, reel C-11883
Register 2; scrip nos. A8001 to A9000; RG 15, vol. 1547, Aperture Card Book 130, reel C-11883
Register 3; scrip nos. A10501 to A10702; RG 15, vol. 1550, Aperture Card Book 133, reel C-11884

Register of Delivery of Manitoba and North-West Territory Scrip, Orders in Council of 30th March and 20th April, 1885 [and Subsequent Orders]

These registers document the delivery of scrip to claimants filing under the Manitoba Supplementary Commission, the North-West Half-Breed Commissions, the Alberta-Saskatchewan Commissions, and the Treaty 8, 10 and 5 Commissions, including all their adhesions. The registers are organized alphabetically according to the last name of the claimant. Each entry records the scrip number; the name and address of the person or agent to whom the scrip was issued; the date of scrip delivery; a brief description as to the authority (i.e., the Commission) under which the scrip was awarded; the amount and type of scrip issued; the application number (if applicable); the number and date of the receipt; the case file reference number; the certificate number; and general remarks by departmental administrators. The registers are excellent sources for researchers to find documentation on a claimant's complete scrip record. They provide an alphabetical index to many of the records in RG 15 which have been filed under a numerical system. For example, the scrip certificates, scrip notes and scrip receipts are filed in RG 15 by the document number. The finding aids for these records either do not exist or consist of file lists organized under the numerical system. It can be a very tedious task to find such documents when the number is unknown. The registers described here will provide researchers with these numbers when only the claimant's name is known.

For scrip deliveries after August 1899 see RG 15, vol. 1520, Aperture Card Book 103, reel C-11880

Dept. of the Interior, RG 15, Series D II 8 g, General Administrative Records Relating to Métis Scrip, Compiled by N.O. Coté, 1897-1913, 0.3 m, vol. 3171

Index Book I and Index Book II

Two indexes of claimants who appeared before the Alberta component of the Alberta-Saskatchewan claims commission authorized by Order-in-Council, P.C. 438, 2 March, 1900. The registers are organized alphabetically according to the claimant's last name with each entry providing the claim number that was assigned to the application by Commissioners McKenna and Walker. Researchers can use these indexes to find the claim number associated with each application, and then use this number to find the applicant's entry in the Alberta claims registers. The latter are now retained by the Library and Archives Canada as volumes 1491, 1492, and 1493 (described elsewhere). Similar alphabetical indexes were compiled by McKenna and Walker and are now retained as volume 1490 (described elsewhere).

Land Scrips on Form E Issued in Saskatchewan by Messrs. Coté and McLeod from 15 May 1900 to 12 Dec. 1900

An alphabetical index to the Métis claimants enumerated by the Saskatchewan component of the Alberta-Saskatchewan Commission, chaired by N.O. Coté and S. McLeod. The claimants entered in this index were issued with a scrip certificate (Form E) for 240 acres of land. Each entry in the index lists the name of the claimant, his/her date of birth, the name of the claimant's parents, and the scrip certificate number.

Land Scrips on Form F Issued in Saskatchewan by Messrs. Coté and McLeod from 15 May 1900 to 12 Dec. 1900

An alphabetical index to the Métis claimants enumerated by the Saskatchewan component of the Alberta-Saskatchewan Commission, chaired by N.O. Coté and S. McLeod. The claimants entered in this index were issued with a scrip certificate (Form F) for 240 acres of land. Each entry in the index lists the name of the claimant, the name of the deceased person on whose behalf the claimant was acting as the sole heir, and the scrip certificate number.