Collection search - Lee, Henry; heir to his deceased brothers; claim no. 1604; Samuel, born: 18 Feb., 1876 near Rock Creek Ranch; died: 31 Jan. , 1891; William George, born: 1883 or 1884 near; Rock Creek Ranch; died: 1896 or 1897 at Rock Creek Ranch; address: Rock Creek Ranch, Gillingham; father: William S. Lee (deceased Whiteman); mother: Rosa (Canadian Blood Indian); 2 scrip issued for 240 acres each; file ref. 914046

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).