Collection search - Buck, Jemima; address: Birch River; born: 1854 at The Pas; father: Baptiste Buck (deceased Métis); mother: Suzanne Constant (Métis); married: 1869 at Le Pas to John Pelly; children living: 3; children deceased: 2; scrip for $160.00; claim no. 1917 = Buck, Jemima; résidence: Birch River; no de réclamation 1917; née: en 1854 à The Pas; père: Baptiste Buck (décédé Métis); mère: Suzanne Constant (Métisse); mariée: en 1869 à Le Pas à John Pelly; enfants vivants: 3; enfants décédés: 2; certificat au montant de 160$

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).