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Scrips
The
scrip system came about in 1870 when the Manitoba act was
passed, allowing 1,400,000 acres of land to be given to the
Metis. Scrips were given to the Metis in two forms, either
160 dollars or 160 acres. However, the Metis could not use
the land as a means of survival because there was no railroad
or machinery for them so most Metis sold their land for a
fraction of its worth. Chartered banks and land speculators
were the ones that gained the most out of the scrip process
by buying the land from the Metis at these low prices. As
a result, the Metis moved further west into parts of Saskatchewan
and Alberta. The Metis settled in St. Albert, Lac Ste. Anne,
and Lac La Biche and established farms in long narrow strips
called river lots. This method worked well because it allowed
everyone to have river access and good land to farm and raise
livestock on.
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