Collection search - Cowley, Adam; address: The Pas; claim no. 2060; born: 1832 at Swan River; father: Seesoukakoutin (Métis); mother: Watiaskoos (Métis); married: in 1861 at The Pas to Christiana Jebb and in 1858 to Caroline Young; children living: 7; children deceased: 7 = Cowley, Adam; résidence: The Pas; no de réclamation 2060; né: en 1832 à Swan River; père: Seesoukakoutin (Métis); mère: Watiaskoos (Métisse); marié: en 1861 à The Pas à Christiana Jebb et en 1858 à Caroline Young; enfants vivants: 7; enfants décédés: 7

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).