Collection search - Caisse, Noah (alias Umpherville); address: The Pas; claim no. 1987; born: 1860 at The Pas; father: Charles Caisse (deceased Métis); mother: Mary Parisien (Métis); married: 1882 to Louisa Tobacco; children living: Samuel and John; scrip for $240.00 = Caisse, Noah (alias Umpherville); résidence: The Pas; no de réclamation 1987; né: en 1860 à The Pas; père: Charles Caisse (décédé Métis); mère: Mary Parisien (Métisse); marié: en 1882 à Louisa Tobacco; enfants vivants: Samuel et John; certificat au montant de 240$

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).