Collection search - Cook, William; address: Dog Lake Reserve; claim no. 1670; born: 1864 at Dog Lake Reserve; father: John James or Missinaway (Métis); mother: Harriet Bone or Okaness (Métis); married: Feb. 1887 at Ebb & Flow to Josephte Houle; scrip for $240.00 = Cook, William; résidence: réserve Dog Lake; no de réclamation 1670; né: en 1864 sur la réserve Dog Lake; père: John James ou Missinaway (Métis); mère: Harriet Bone ou Okaness (Métisse); marié: en février 1887 à Ebb et Flow à Josephte Houle; certificat au montant de 240$

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).