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John William Larner Papers, 1971-1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Larner, John William, Jr.
Title
John William Larner Papers
Dates
1971-1975 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 containers., (1.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (515 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 456
Summary
Correspondence, minutes, reports, legal documents, clippings, publications and other papers relating to Canada's National Indian Brotherhood, an advocacy organization.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

John W. Larner, Jr. was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 20, 1938. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960 at Rice University and received his Masters degree at Pittsburgh University in 1961. Larner completed his doctoral work in history at West Virginia University in 1972. He served as Supervisor of Indian Treaty Rights for Canada's National Indian Brotherhood (N.I.B.) from 1971 to 1972 and worked for that organization as a free-lance writer and researcher in the early 1970s. This collection of papers reflects Larner's association with the National Indian Brotherhood of Canada.

The National Indian Brotherhood was founded in 1968 as the Canadian government's representative federation of all provincial Indian organizations. An economic and social non-profit association, the National Indian Brotherhood is the official body advocating Indian issues, and acts in a consultative role to the Canadian national government. The stated goals of the Brotherhood include: collaboration with provincial and territorial organizations on regional matters; securing, enforcing, and fulfilling of all Indian treaties and aboriginal rights; and attaining national Indian unity. Interested in environmental issues, the National Indian Brotherhood also seeks to decentralize resources for Indian people. The National Indian Brotherhood conducts meetings and workshops, as well as presents papers nation-wide on such themes as education, communication, housing, the economy, and medicare. The staff of the National Indian Brotherhood travels extensively throughout Canada to engage in public relations activities and advocate the objectives of the organization. The research arm of the National Indian Brotherhood conducts studies on Indian rights, treaties, education, and legal matters.

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Content Description

Documents range from Canadian statutes and court decisions to position papers, and from environmental literature to essays addressing various questions pertaining to Canadian Indian cultural issues. Other papers include Dr. Larner's correspondence with National Indian Brotherhood staff members, minutes of tribal and governmental meetings, National Indian Brotherhood committee reports, United Nations publications, and published or unpublished literature on a variety of subjects from other Canadian Indian organizations. The papers cover the years from 1971 to 1975, but bulk largest from 1971 to 1973.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 456, John William Larner Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Larner papers are composed of one alphabetically arranged series.

Acquisition Information

The John W. Larner papers were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Dr. Larner in June, l979 (UA 79-27). Dr. Larner donated a copy of his Ph.D. dissertation in 2004.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Description: "Aboriginal People of Canada and their Environment,"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Aboriginal Rights Conference
    1 item.
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: "Aboriginal Title,"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: "Activities of the National Indian Brotherhood,"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1971-1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: An Act Respecting Indians
    1 item.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Annual Meeting, Indian Association of Alberta
    1 item.
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Black Mesa
    1 item.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: "Calder et al. v. Attorney General of British Columbia"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Canadian Task Force
    1 item.
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: "Citizen Plus,"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: "Claims based on Native Title,"
    2 items.
    Dates: 1971-1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11-12
  • Description: Declaration of Rights
    1 item.
    Dates: 1974
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Ecological Aspects of Overcoming World Hunger
    1 item.
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: "Environment, Control of Population Growth and Family Planning,"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  • Description: Environment, General
    15 items.
    Dates: 1971-1973
    Container: Box 1, Folder 16
  • Description: Finding Aids for Statistical Information
    25 items.
    Dates: 1971-1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 17
  • Description: General Assembly, Minutes
    1 item.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 18
  • Description: "Indians: Land and Resources,"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box 1, Folder 19
  • Description: Indian Legal Rights, Lavell
    25 items.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 20
  • Description: Indian Research Under Indian Control
    1 item.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 21
  • Description: Indians of Quebec Association
    5 items.
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 1, Folder 22
  • Description: Information Services
    10 items.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 23
  • Description: "Land Use Regulation in the Yukon Territory,"
    1 item.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 24
  • Description: Larner, John W.Correspondence
    100 items.
    Dates: 1972-1975
    Container: Box 1, Folder 25
  • Description: Law and Native Peoples
    1 item.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 26
  • Description: "The Legal Status of the Canadian Eskimo,"
    1 item.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 27
  • Description: Man and Resources
    10 items.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 28
  • Description: Man and Resources Conference
    1 item.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 29

  • National Indian Brotherhood:

  • Description: National Preparatory Committee
    10 items.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 33
  • Description: Natural Resources and Public Property under Constitution of Canada
    1 item.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 34
  • Description: North Oil
    35 items.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 35
  • Description: Quebec Indians Association
    1 item.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 36
  • Description: Resolutions, General Assembly
    1 item.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 37
  • Description: "Rex v. Commanda"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1939
    Container: Box 1, Folder 38
  • Description: "Statement on Rights of the Indian Nation of Canada,"
    Dates: 1974
    Container: Box 1, Folder 39
  • Description: Summer Work
    1 item.
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 1, Folder 40
  • Description: "Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow,"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box 1, Folder 41
  • Description: Transportation and Hydrocarbon Oils in Canadian Arctic
    1 item.
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 2, Folder 42
  • Description: Union Lists
    5 items.
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 2, Folder 43
  • Description: Union of Ontario Indians
    25 items.
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 2, Folder 44
  • Description: United Nations
    200 items.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 2, Folder 45-48
  • Description: "Who is an Indian? Implications for Public Policy,"
    1 item.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 2, Folder 49
  • Description: John W. Larner, "The Kootenay Plains (Alberta) Land Question and Canadian Indian Policy, 1799-1947." " Ph.D. dissertation, West Virginia University,
    589 pp. typescript.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 3, Folder 50-53

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Subject Terms

  • Indians of North America--Canada--Government relations

Personal Names

  • Larner, John W. (John William), 1937- --Archives (creator)

Corporate Names

  • National Indian Brotherhood

Finding aid prepared by Andrew J. Gregg
2012

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