Collection search - Lathlin, Isaiah; heir to his deceased daughter, Betsy Lathlin; claim no. 604; address: The Big Eddy, Saskatchewan; born: Summer, 1885 at The Big Eddy; father: Isaiah Lathlin (Métis and deponent); mother: Betsy Cook (Métis); died: 1886 at The Big Eddy; scrip cert.: form D, no. 1715 for $240.00

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).