Arden, D. Phillip - Concerning child's Metis claim - Address, Great Bear Lake, North West Territories - Born, July 1919 - Father, Arden, D'arcy Phillip, (White man) - Mother, Detia, Adelia, (Indian) - Claim no. 79 = Arden, D. Phillip - concernant sa réclamation à titre d'enfant métis - résidence, Great Bear Lake, Territoires du Nord-Ouest - né, en juillet 1919 - père, Arden, D'arcy Phillip, (homme blanc) - mère, Detia, Adelia, (Indienne) - no de réclamation 79

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).