Collection search - Scrip affidavit for Vandal, Antoine ; brother: Joseph Vandal, who died nov. 1, 1873 leaving as his heirs his brothers & sister, Antoine (deponent); Marguerite & Baptiste; grant no: 4805; N.W.1/4 & E.1/2 of N.E.1/4 5-3-6 E. = Demande de certificat pour Vandal, Antoine ; frère: Joseph Vandal, décédé(e) le 1er novembre, 1873 laissant à titre d'héritiers ses frères et sa soeur, Antoine (témoin déposant); Marguerite et Baptiste; concession no: 4805; N.W.1/4 et E.1/2 de N.E.1/4 5-3-6 E

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).