Collection search - Scrip affidavit for Cameron, Mary (nee McLean); widow of Ewen Cameron, an original white settler from Scotland, settled in Red River Country in 1812; born: 1797; Mother & father: Scots = Demande de certificat pour Cameron, Mary (née McLean); veuve de Ewen Cameron, un premier colon blanc de l'Ecosse, qui s'est établi dans la région de la rivière Rouge en 1812; né(e): en 1797; mère et père: Ecossais(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).