Collection search - Scrip affidavit for Pépin, Narcisse; born: 1817; father: Baptiste Pépin (French Canadian); mother: Marie Lanoville (French Canadian), an original white settler from Becancourt, Quebec, settled in Red River Country in 1833 = Demande de certificat pour Pépin, Narcisse; né(e): en 1817; père: Baptiste Pépin (Canadien(ne) français(e)); mère: Marie Lanoville (Canadien(ne) français(e)), un premier colon blanc de Becancourt, Québec, qui s'est établi dans la région de la rivière Rouge en 1833

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).