Are you Métis, or do you think that your ancestors were Métis? Proving this is often more complicated than simply finding a long lost "Indian ancestor" and making the claim to being Métis based on having a drop of Indian blood. In recent years there has been a renewed interest in the settlements awarded by the federal government to the Métis inhabitants of Manitoba and the former North-West Territories. The records created by the scrip commissions, and the Department of the Interior in its administration of federal land policies, are now consulted by a wide range of users. The records have become particularly important, however, in two key areas: in the debate surrounding Métis allegations into the mishandling of their rights, as an Aboriginal people, by the federal government; and in family histories, especially with those seeking re-instatement under the Indian Act. The Library and Archives of Canada have a search engine that can direct a researcher to a photocopy of the original scrip document, or at least give a reference number to the library collection. The link to do the search is accessible through the link below:
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chartrand
9/24/2018 08:50:03 pm
wondering if my parents had script
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Robert Lee Lavenger
9/24/2018 11:13:34 pm
My Gramma Francoise Leveille Laverdure
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Parenteau
9/25/2018 06:40:05 pm
I want to know if my great grandfather Joseph Parenteau had land titles in Manitoba or Saskatchewan
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Brad
7/22/2020 10:43:55 pm
Yes he did and in pembina
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Wayne Fiddler
9/26/2018 02:05:31 pm
Fidler is the real way our last name is suppose to be. My grandfather Joseph Leonard Fiddler changed it from Fidler to Fiddler.
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9/28/2018 08:47:20 pm
My Great Grand Father Octave Majeau!
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Jacob
7/23/2019 08:32:05 am
I do not believe that my great great grandfather Octave Majeau was did not accept script because the family occupied Lac la Nonne. Our family maintains indigenous status and remain unceded. A fact that im very proud of! I live our indigenous currency the Made Beaver!
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June 2019
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