Ten-generation book (including $10 postage*) : $120. For instance, here is one of my 3rd great grandfather's indexes. Genealogy of the French in North America.
The lists also provide information such as the name of the band, the place and date of payment, the name of the agent and the amounts of money involved.Conversely, most of the interest distribution pay lists in Although the Province of Quebec is not a treaty area, two bands in this province, the Abitibi Dominion Band and the Abitiwinni, are listed with the bands that obtained annuity payments. Photocopies are acceptable.There are no restrictions on access to information relating to an individual who has been dead for more than 20 years; however, proof of death is required if the individual did not die while serving with the Canadian Forces.On-site research at Library and Archives Canada can use all non-restricted search tools, such as on-site databases and written or typed finding aids and guides. When you click on the access code, you are taken to a page describing what that code means. In the 1870s, the federal government acknowledged de facto responsibility for the Métis by passing legislation affecting them and by creating a system for ending their "Indian title" by means of compensation with Métis scrip.
Later, however, around 1893, and until the creation of the Indian Register of 1951, the pay lists contained also the names of the other members of a band and the government used these pay lists as band membership lists. A Métis student can prove their Métis ancestry in two ways:Métis organizations require a genealogy to apply for membership. Many of these records are located at Library and Archives Canada, the official depository for historical records of the federal government.The archival records relating to Aboriginal Peoples are grouped into those for Indians, Métis and Inuit. What we do with applications for genealogical information is provide, to the extent possible and given the sources and documentation at hand, the best outcome or response to the request. The use of the terms “Métis” and “métis” is complex and contentious. Hudson's Bay Company Archives Many Métis families can trace roots back to employees of the Bay
For more information on records related to aboriginal peoples in Quebec, Treaty annuity pay lists and interest distribution pay lists dated after 1909 are almost invariably restricted and subject to review under the Privacy Act before information on individuals can be released.Only a few census returns for a limited number of bands can be found in Starting in 1871, Indian agents began to produce aggregate censuses for each band in their jurisdiction to enable the Department of Indian Affairs to include statistics on the band population in its published annual reports. Records from many private, provincial and federal sources must be used, and they are often scattered throughout the country. Researchers must bear in mind that, over the years, many bands were amalgamated, surrendered their treaty rights or changed their names. Document your work carefully as you go along, keeping notes not just of the information you find but also of where you found it. RG 10 records of particular interest 4.
If and when they are found, it is then needed to document the line by finding copies of legal records for each generation, to prove that a child descends from their parents. Aboriginal is a constitutional term which usually means Métis, First Nations and Inuit. Treaty annuity pay lists exist only for those bands that were signatories to a treaty. As for obtaining recognition from a Metis Nation, you can apply to provincial organizations or institutions. How to use this guide 4. His scrip lists where he was currently living (Walhalla, North Dakota), where he was born (Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan), and outlines his claim to scrip based on where he lived prior to 1870 and established that he was a Other ancestors of mine also received scrip under the Manitoba Scrip Commission (click images to enlarge):Genevieve Short / Jenny White, my 4th great-grandmotherIn addition to these Canadian scrip records, which demonstrate provable genealogical connection to the Both of these individuals also had received Canadian Other censuses, such as the 1901 census of Canada, show people as Métis ancestry and a connection to the homeland by finding your ancestor's "scrip", Métis based on his parents being "half-breeds" living in the homeland.Métis Nation and the Métis Nation Homelands, other forms of information can be used to prove a connection to the Métis Nation.