Collection search - Dorion, Benjamin; heir to his deceased son, Antoine Dorion; claim no. 562; born: May, 1875 at Cumberland House; died: 15 Aug., 1876 at Grand Rapids; scrip cert.: form D, no. 1639 for $240.00 = Dorion, Benjamin; au nom de son défunt fils, Antoine Dorion; no de réclamation 562; né: en mai, 1875 à Cumberland House; décédé: le 15 août 1876 à Grand Rapids; certificat: formulaire D, no 1639 au montant de 240$

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).