Collection search - Cook, Patrick James; heir to his deceased son, Michel Cook; claim no. 2085; address: Gladstone; born: 1 Oct., 1883 at Sandy Bay; father: Patrick James Cook (Métis & deponent); mother: Sarah Levasseur (Métis); died: 1888 at Sandy Bay = Cook, Patrick James; au nom de son défunt fils, Michel Cook; no de réclamation 2085; résidence: Gladstone; né: le 1 octobre, 1883 à Sandy Bay; père: Patrick James Cook (Métis et témoin déposant); mère: Sarah Levasseur (Métisse); décédé: 1888 à Sandy Bay

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).