Métis Land Records - Saskatchewan
Métis or Half–Breed Scrip: Land Records, Half-breeds & Original White Settlers 1870-1920
“Scrip” refers to a system used by the Canadian government beginning in 1870, of issuing certificates for land claims made by mixed-race people and original white settlers, for property released from the Hudson’s Bay Company’s jurisdiction in the West.
The Department of the Interior records (RG-15) offers considerable family history information. Notably women can be searched by maiden name as extensive cross-referencing is provided. See the Métis Land Claims in section 7 of the library’s Canadian Family History Resources: A Guide to the Materials Held at Cloverdale Library.
Online
- Detailed information about Métis people and the records, as well as access to an online database with over 15,000 digitized images.
Saskatchewan Archives –Métis and First nation resources
Microfilm
Section 7 of the library’s Canadian Family History Resources: A Guide to the Materials Held at Cloverdale Library describes the microfilms that we have at Cloverdale branch for Métis scrip records. Ask the information staff for assistance.
Listed below are examples of the books you can find by doing a subject search of the library’s catalogue using the terms: METIS – GENEALOGY:
Morin, Gail. Company Men. [A series of over 30 volumes of genealogies of men who worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company, many of whom married indigenous women.] Library call number: GEN 929.37127 MOR 2017
Roberts, John. 2008. Discover your Métis Ancestry: a beginner’s guide. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society. Library call number -- GEN 929.108997071 ROB 2008
Morin, Gail. 1997. Northwest Half-Breed Script- 1885. Pawtucket, R.I.: Quintin Publications. Library call number -- GEN 929.37127 MOR 1997
Morin, Gail. 2001. Métis Families: A Genealogical Compendium. (6 vols) Pawtucket, R.I.: Quinton Publications. Library call number -- GEN 929.37127 MOR 2001