Collection search - Finlayson, Marguerite E.C. - Concerning her claim as a child - Address, Prince Albert - Born, Touchwood Hills, December 26, 1868 - Father, Joseph Finlayson, (Métis) - Mother, Flora Bell, (Métis) - Scrip for 240 acres of land - Claim 1350 = Finlayson, Marguerite E.C. - concernant sa réclamation à titre d'enfant - résidence, Prince Albert - née, Touchwood Hills, le 26 décembre, 1868 - père, Joseph Finlayson, (Métis) - mère, Flora Bell, (Métisse) - certificat de 240 acres de terre - no de réclamation 1350

Scrip was a certificate issued by the Department of the Interior which indicated the right of the holder to receive payment later in the form of money or land. The federal government distributed scrip to the Métis in exchange for their land rights, as a method of extinguishing their Aboriginal title to the land. The federal government also used scrip to distribute land to white settlers, including Original White Settlers, soldiers, and police who fought in the North West Resistance of 1885 (or North West Rebellion of 1885).