Collection search - Ross, Florestine - Concerning her claim as a child - Address, Duck Lake P.O. [Post Office] - Born, 15 January, 1867 at Roche Percée - Father, John Ross, (Métis) - Mother, Margaret Grant, (Métis) - Scrip for 240 acres of land - Claim 1339 = Ross, Florestine - concernant sa réclamation à titre d'enfant - résidence, lac aux Canards - née, le 15 janvier 1867 à Roche Percée - père, John Ross, (Métis) - mère, Margaret Grant, (Métisse) - certificat de 240 acres de terre - no de réclamation 1339

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).