Collection search - Ouellette, Pierre Samuel; On behalf of the heirs of Raphael Montour; his first wife's deceased child; address: Prince Albert; born: 27 March, 1883; died: about 1892; father: Abraham Montour Jr. (Métis); mother: Lucie Parenteau (Métis); scrip issued for 240 acres to her father, Abraham Montour to be given to Alfred Montour, the heir when he is of age; file ref. 612A on 771632; claim no. 33

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).