FInding Metis Scrip

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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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CLICK TO SEARCH FOR SCRIP