Collection search - Cardinal, Sophie; address: Fort McMurray; claim no. 499; born: 1876 at Fort Chipewyan; father: John or Jack McKenzie (Métis); mother: Lalouise Grosse Tete (Indian; married: 12 August, 1898 at Fort McMurray to David Cardinal; scrip cert. no. 1066 A = Cardinal, Sophie; résidence: Fort McMurray; no de réclamation 499; né(e): en 1876 à Fort Chipewyan; père: John ou Jack McKenzie (Métis(se)); mère: Lalouise Grosse Tete (Indien(ne); marié(e): 12 août 1898 à Fort McMurray à David Cardinal; no de certificat 1066 A

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).