Collection search - Cook, Mary; address: Rat Portage; claim no. 1970; born: 1852 at Lac Seul; father: Patrick Adhmar (Métis); mother: Nancy Rose (Métis); married: 1900 to Joseph Cook; scrip cert.: form C, no. 2267 for $240.00; file ref. 456602 = Cook, Mary; résidence: Rat Portage; no de réclamation 1970; née: en 1852 au lac Seul; père: Patrick Adhmar (Métis); mère: Nancy Rose (Métisse); mariée: en 1900 à Joseph Cook; certificat: formulaire C, no 2267 au montant de 240$; dossier 456602

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).