Collection search - Gairdner, Archie Wishart; address: near St. Albert; claim no. 1366; born: 3 March, 1882 at Prince Albert; father: George Wishart Gairdner (Whiteman); mother: Marguerite Bouvier (Métis); scrip cert.: form E, no. 3328 = Gairdner, Archie Wishart; résidence: près de Saint Albert; no de réclamation 1366; né: le 3 mars, 1882 à Prince Albert; père: George Wishart Gairdner (homme blanc); mère: Marguerite Bouvier (Métisse); certificat: formulaire E, no 3328

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).