Collection search - Burns, Mary; for her son, Francis Joseph Burns; claim no. 3167; address: Cranbrook, British Columbia; born: 1884 at MacLeod; father: Thomas Burns (Whiteman); mother: Mary Racette (Métis and deponent); scrip cert.: form E, no. 2448 = Burns, Mary; au nom de son fils, Francis Joseph Burns; no de réclamation 3167; résidence: Cranbrook, Colombie Britannique; né: en 1884 à MacLeod; père: Thomas Burns (homme blanc); mère: Mary Racette (Métisse et témoin déposant); certificat: formulaire E, no 2448

Scrip was a certificate issued by the Department of the Interior which indicated the right of the holder to receive payment later in the form of money or land. The federal government distributed scrip to the Métis in exchange for their land rights, as a method of extinguishing their Aboriginal title to the land. The federal government also used scrip to distribute land to white settlers, including Original White Settlers, soldiers, and police who fought in the North West Resistance of 1885 (or North West Rebellion of 1885).