Collection search - Breland, Alexandre; for his deceased brother, Joseph Breland; claim no. 2097; born: 13 November, 1872 at Lower St. Paul; father: Pascal Breland (Métis); mother: Angéle Mah-ki-him (Métis); died: 1887; heir: his brother, Alexandre Breland = Breland, Alexandre; au nom de son défunt frère, Joseph Breland; no de réclamation 2097; né: le 13 novembre 1872 au bas Saint Paul; père: Pascal Breland (Métis); mère: Angèle Mah-ki-him (Métisse); décédé: en 1887; à titre d'héritier: son frère, Alexandre Breland

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).