Collection search - Carr, Joseph; address: Fort Steele; claim no. 1330; born: April, 1874 at Pincher Creek; father: Philip Carr or Cayer (Whiteman); mother: Isabella Grant (Métis); married: 1895 at Chateau, Montana to Maria Faisant; scrip cert.: form E, no. 3311 = Carr, Joseph; résidence: Fort Steele; no de réclamation 1330; né(e): avril 1874 à Pincher Creek; père: Philip Carr ou Cayer (homme blanc); mère: Isabella Grant (Métis(se)); marié(e): 1895 à Chateau, Montana à Maria Faisant; certificat: formulaire E, no. 3311

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).