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Title: Red River Census Records

Ref: MG 2 B3
Microfilm: M158, M160
Dates: 1831 - 1836, 1838, 1840, 1843, 1846 - 1847, 1849, 1856, 1870
Content: Consists of census returns for the Lower Settlement, Grant Town and Aboriginal Villages. Returns list heads of families only, but can contain information on age, religion, country of birth, property, livestock and land cultivated.
Finding Aids: nominal index available at Archives of Manitoba
Type of Material: textual
Access Conditions: none

Title: Red River Census Records, Hudson's Bay Company Archives

Ref: E.5/1-11
Microfilm: 4M104-4M105
Dates: 1827 - 1840, 1843
Content: Includes for each head of family, age, country of birth, marital status, number and sex of dependants, number of buildings, livestock, farm equipment, river craft and acres of land cultivated. Grand totals are included for each category.
Finding Aids: yes
Type of Material: textual and microfilm
Access Conditions: none

Title: Native Census Records, Hudson's Bay Company Archives

Ref: contact Archives of Manitoba for specific reference information
Microfilm: contact Archives of Manitoba for reel numbers
Dates: 1816 - 1911 (not all inclusive)
Content:  Contained in some post records. Contact us for a list.
Finding Aids: yes, see "Biographical Resources at the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Volume I" pp. 170-172, available at Archives of Manitoba
Type of Material: textual
Access Conditions: none

Title: Birth, Marriage & Death Records of Natives, Hudson's Bay Company Archives

Ref: contact Archives of Manitoba for specific reference information
Microfilm: contact Archives of Manitoba for reel numbers
Dates: 1925 - 1952 (not all inclusive)
Content: Contains information such as date of birth, name and sex of child, name of parents, and remarks.
Finding Aids: yes, see "Biographical Resources at the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Volume I", available at Archives of Manitoba
Type of Material: textual
Access Conditions: none

Title: Canada, Department of Indian Affairs, Treaties and Surrenders

Ref: Library and Archives Canada RG 10
Microfilm: T9938-T9941
Dates: 1781 - 1922
Content: Useful for tracing native status, native rights, etc. Includes Text and Adhesions to Treaties.
Finding Aids: described in Volume 2 of the Indian Affairs finding aids at Archives of Manitoba
Type of Material: microfilm (originals at the Library and Archives Canada)
Access Conditions: none

Title: Canada, Department of the Interior, Manitoba Métis Script Records (Land Grants)

Ref: Library and Archives Canada RG 15, Series D II 8n
Microfilm: C11885 - C11886
Dates: 1875-1880
Content: A series of parish registers used to award land grants in a random fashion to Métis children as required by section 31 of the Manitoba Act. The registers are organized by claim number. Each entry records allotment number, claimant's name, parents' names, claimant's occupation, date of eighteenth birthday (for minors), grant number, date of allotment, and the legal description to which the allotment was applied.
Finding Aids: yes
Type of Material: microfilm (originals at the Library and Archives Canada)
Access Conditions: none

Title: Canada, Department of the Interior, North-West Half-Breed Scrip Applications (Land Grants)

Ref: Library and Archives Canada RG 15, Series D II 8 b
Microfilm: C14936 - C14942
Dates: 1885
Content: Records provide name of applicant, date and place of birth, name of parents and their origins, name of spouse and children, and amount and type of scrip awarded. Alphabetical by surname.
Finding Aids: yes, alphabetical index available on microfilm, C14942
Type of Material: microfilm (originals at the Library and Archives Canada)
Access Conditions: none

Title: Canada, Department of Indian Affairs, Treaty Annuity Lists

Ref: Library and Archives Canada RG 10
Microfilm: Treaties 1,2,3,4,5: C7135 - C7137; Treaties 4,6,7: C7145 - C7149
Dates: ca. 1870-1900
Content: names of individuals who accepted treaty money. Includes band number, name of individual, number of individuals and remarks.
Finding Aids: yes
Type of Material: microfilm (originals at the Library and Archives Canada)
Access Conditions: none

Title: Canada, Department of Indian Affairs, St. Peter's Reserve Treaty Money Pay Lists

Ref: MG 4 D5
Microfilm: M12
Dates: 1871-1883
Content: includes band number, name of individual, number of men, women, boys, girls, amount paid and remarks
Finding Aids: yes
Type of Material: textual and microfilm
Access Conditions: none

Title: Anglican Church Records, Hudson's Bay Company Archives

Ref: E.4/1-2
Microfilm: 4M4, 4M5
Dates: 1813-1903 (not inclusive)
Content: registers of baptisms, marriages and burials
Finding Aids: yes
Type of Material: textual
Access Conditions: Available for consultation only. For reproductions please contact the Anglican Diocese of Rupert's Land Archives.

Title: Roman Catholic Church Records

Ref: see list
Microfilm: see list
Dates: 1825-1974
Content: Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials. Note:  Prior to the establishment of Saint Norbert and Saint Francis Xavier, Saint-Boniface covered all of Western Canada up to the Rocky Mountains.
Finding Aids: yes, see list
Type of Material: microfilm
Access Conditions: Some restrictions apply. Contact us for more information.

Title: Church Missionary Society

Ref: MG 7 B2
Microfilm: M42-M89
Dates: 1821 - 1924
Content: papers of the North West America Mission.  Includes incoming letters, 1822 - 1876, precis of incoming letters, 1881 - 1900, letterbooks and dispatches, letters, journals and papers, 1857 - 1880, 1884 - 1900; outgoing letterbooks and correspondence, 1881 - 1914
Finding Aids: yes
Type of Material: microfilm (originals at the Library and Archives Canada)
Access Conditions: none

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