Collection search - Cardinal, Marie; address: St. Laurent; claim no. 969; born: 1854 at Carlton; father: Jacque Cardinal (Métis); mother: Marie (Indian); married: Fall 1870, to Lazare Hamelin; children living: 2; children deceased: 6; scrip for $240.00 = Cardinal, Marie; résidence: Saint Laurent; no de réclamation 969; né(e): en 1854 à Carlton; père: Jacque Cardinal (Métis(se)); mère: Marie (Indien(ne)); marié(e): à l'automne 1870, à Lazare Hamelin; enfant(s) vivant(s): 2; enfant(s) décédé(s): 6; certificat au montant de 240$.00

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).