Collection search - Scrip affidavit for Tait, Ellen; born: 1825; husband: James Tait; father: John Gunn, original white settler from Scotland, entered Red River Country in 1823; mother: Ann Gunn (White) = Demande de certificat pour Tait, Ellen; né(e): en 1825; époux: James Tait; père: John Gunn, premier colon blanc de l'Ecosse, qui s'est établi dans la région de la rivière Rouge en 1823; mère: Ann Gunn (Blanc(he))

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).