Collection search - Ca-me-cow-e-kit, Marie; for her deceased son, Pierre Desjarlais; claim no. 2908; address: Island Lake; born: 1874 at Sturgeon Lake; father: Pierre Desjarlais (Métis); mother: Marie Hamelin (Métis and deponent); died: March, 1874 = Ca-me-cow-e-kit, Marie; au nom de son défunt fils, Pierre Desjarlais; no de réclamation 2908; résidence: Island Lake; né: en 1874 à Sturgeon Lake; père: Pierre Desjarlais (Métis); mère: Marie Hamelin (Métisse et témoin déposant); décédé: en mars 1874

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).