Collection search - Cunningham, Albert; for his son, Albert Rodrique Cunningham; claim no. 2843; born: February, 1885 at Lac St. Anne; address: Lac St. Anne; father: Albert Cunningham (Métis); mother: Justine Breland (Métis); scrip cert.: form C, no. 1566 = Cunningham, Albert; au nom de son fils, Albert Rodrique Cunningham; no de réclamation 2843; né: en février 1885 au lac Sainte Anne; résidence: lac Sainte Anne; père: Albert Cunningham (Métis); mère: Justine Breland (Métisse); certificat: formulaire C, no 1566

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).