Collection search - Cook, Mary Jane; address: The Pas; claim no. 1984; born: Fall 1867 at The Pas; father: Joseph Cook (Métis); mother: Margaret Cook (Métis); married: Fall 1887 to Zacheus Umphreville at The Pas; scrip for $240.00 = Cook, Mary Jane; résidence: The Pas; no de réclamation 1984; née: à l'automne 1867 à The Pas; père: Joseph Cook (Métis); mère: Margaret Cook (Métisse); mariée: à l'automne 1887 à Zacheus Umphreville à The Pas; certificat au montant de 240$

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).