Collection search - Scrip affidavit for Isbister, Martha nee Irvine - Date of birth, 1840/01/17 - Father, George Irvine - Claim no. 1653, scrip issued 1876/09/20 = Demande de certificat pour Isbister, Martha nee Irvine - date de naissance, 1840/01/17 - père, George Irvine - no de réclamation 1653, certificats date d'émission 1876/09/20

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).