Collection search - Scrip affidavit for Boyer, Jean Baptiste; born: 1807; original white settler, settled in Red River Country in 1807; father: Louis Boyer (French Canadian); mother: Lisette L'Ecuyer (French Canadian) = Demande de certificat pour Boyer, Jean Baptiste; né(e): en 1807; premier colon blanc, qui s'est établi dans la région de la rivière Rouge en 1807; père: Louis Boyer (Canadien(ne) français(e)); mère: Lisette L'Ecuyer (Canadien(ne) français(e))

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).