Collection search - Bruce, Rupert Donald Edward James; for his brother: Robert William Stagg Bruce; claim no. 1955; address: Fairford; born: around 1871 at Kildonan; father: George Bruce (Métis); mother: Christie Murray (Métis) = Bruce, Rupert Donald Edward James; au nom de son frère: Robert William Stagg Bruce; no de réclamation 1955; résidence: Fairford; né: environ 1871 à Kildonan; père: George Bruce (Métis); mère: Christie Murray (Métisse)

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).