Collection search - Desjarlais, Maria; address: Peace River Landing; claim no. 319; born: 1882 at Dunvegan; father: Nothosis Natto (Beaver Indian); mother: Marie l'Eau (Beaver Indian); married: May, 1899 at St. Augustin to Emile Desjarlais; scrip cert. no. 724 A = Desjarlais, Maria; résidence: rivière de la Paix Landing; no de réclamation 319; née: en 1882 à Dunvegan; père: Nothosis Natto (Beaver Indien); mère: Marie l'Eau (Beaver Indien); mariée: en mai, 1899 à Saint Augustin à Emile Desjarlais; no de certificat 724 A

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).