Collection search - Contois, Pierre; for his daughter, Mary Jane Contois; claim no. 56; address: Portage la Prairie; born: 3 May, 1883 at Birtle; father: Pierre Contois (Métis and deponent); mother: Hélène Capelotte (Métis); scrip cert.: form C, no. 2112 = Contois, Pierre; au nom de sa fille, Mary Jane Contois; no de réclamation 56; résidence: Portage la Prairie; né(e): 3 mai 1883 à Birtle; père: Pierre Contois (Métis(se) et témoin déposant); mère: Helene Capelotte (Métis(se)); certificat: formulaire C, no. 2112

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).