Collection search - Bird, Sarah Ann; address: Carlton, Saskatchewan; claim no. 570; born: 8 February, 1885 at Blackfoot Indian Reserve, Alberta; father: Philip Bird (Métis); mother: Louise Lucier (Métis); scrip cert.: form C, no. 837 for $240.00 = Bird, Sarah Ann; résidence: Carlton, Saskatchewan; no de réclamation 570; née: le 8 février 1885 sur la réserve des Pied Noir, Alberta; père: Philip Bird (Métis); mère: Louise Lucier (Métisse); certificat: formulaire C, no 837 au montant de 240$

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).