Collection search - Berard, Emilia; formerly the wife of James Bird; claim no. 3035; address: Strathcona; born: 1849 at Winnipeg; father: James Boucher (Métis); mother: Marie Plante (Métis); scrip cert.: form E, no. 3379 for 160 acres of land = Bérard, Emilia; épouse de James Bird; no de réclamation 3035; résidence: Strathcona; née: en 1849 à Winnipeg; père: James Boucher (Métis); mère: Marie Plante (Métisse); certificat: formulaire E, no 3379 de 160 acres de terre

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).