Collection search - Amyotte, Madeleine; as claimant for her deceased niece Martine Hamelin; claim no. 1103; address: File Hills; born: 7 August, 1879 at Wood Mountain; father: Severe Hamelin (Métis); mother: Marie Rose Gladu (Métis); died: 7 May, 1880; file ref. 998882 = Amyotte, Madeleine; demandeur au nom de sa défunte nièce Martine Hamelin; no de réclamation 1103; résidence: File Hills; née: le 7 août 1879 à mont Wood; père: Sévère Hamelin (Métis); mère: Marie Rose Gladu (Métisse); décédée: le 7 mai, 1880; dossier 998882

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).