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Land scrip to Métis [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1885-1917

Reference:

R190-51-9-E, RG15-D-II-8-i

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

156363

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Department of the Interior fonds

Dominion Lands Branch

Land scrip to Métis
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Sub-series includes:

53 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1885-1917

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1.1 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of cancelled land scrip notes which were issued to Métis residents of the North-West Territories by the Department of the Interior in exchange for aboriginal title. The scrip was issued in notes of 240 acres, 160 acres, and 80 acres and could be applied against Dominion lands which had been declared open for entry.

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(Paper) Finding aid 15-13 is a typed file conversion list. Land scrip notes retained by the National Archives are grouped according to the amount of the scrip (i.e., 80 acres, 160 acres, or 240 acres), and in numerical order (i.e., the registration number) within each group. Finding aid FA15-13 will guide researchers to the volume in the Department of Interior fonds where the note is stored; but to use this finding aid researchers must know the scrip number. To find the note awarded to a particular claimant when the registration number of the scrip note is unknown, researchers should first refer to the delivery registers (see, Registers and indexes relating to Métis and Original White Settlers land records sub-series within this fonds, RG15-D-II-8-m, and specifically volumes 1518, 1519, and 1520) to obtain the scrip note number, and then to finding aid FA15-13 to find the volume number where the note is stored. 15-13 PDF (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/15-13_156363_vols_1406-1410.pdf

(Electronic) Finding aid 15-13 is a verified file list indicating volume, file number, title, ecopy number and outside dates. 15-13 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/15-13_156363_vols1406-1410_open.pdf

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General note:

This sub-series contains scrip documents, which are foundational documents of the Métis Nation. In the late 18th century in the northwest, the Métis people coalesced into a distinct nation with their own culture, traditions, and language (Michif). Their homeland extends across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, as well as parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the Northern United States. Scrip certificates indicated the right of the holder to receive payment later in the form of money or land. Scrip was distributed to the Métis by the federal government of Canada in exchange for their land rights as a method of extinguishing their Aboriginal title to the land.

Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Researchers should also consult the Registers and indexes relating to Métis and Original White Settlers land records sub-series within this fonds, (RG15-D-II-8-m), and specifically volumes 1518, 1519, and 1520) to obtain the scrip note number.

Source:

Government

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RG15-D-II-8-i
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG15] 1406--1410

[Consultation 90 Open]

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