Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- "Aboriginal People of Canada and their Environment,"
- Aboriginal Rights Conference
- "Aboriginal Title,"
- "Activities of the National Indian Brotherhood,"
- An Act Respecting Indians
- Annual Meeting, Indian Association of Alberta
- Black Mesa
- "Calder et al. v. Attorney General of British Columbia"
- Canadian Task Force
- "Citizen Plus,"
- "Claims based on Native Title,"
- Declaration of Rights
- Ecological Aspects of Overcoming World Hunger
- "Environment, Control of Population Growth and Family Planning,"
- Environment, General
- Finding Aids for Statistical Information
- General Assembly, Minutes
- "Indians: Land and Resources,"
- Indian Legal Rights, Lavell
- Indian Research Under Indian Control
- Indians of Quebec Association
- Information Services
- "Land Use Regulation in the Yukon Territory,"
- Larner, John W.Correspondence
- Law and Native Peoples
- "The Legal Status of the Canadian Eskimo,"
- Man and Resources
- Man and Resources Conference
- National Indian Brotherhood:
- National Preparatory Committee
- Natural Resources and Public Property under Constitution of Canada
- North Oil
- Quebec Indians Association
- Resolutions, General Assembly
- "Rex v. Commanda"
- "Statement on Rights of the Indian Nation of Canada,"
- Summer Work
- "Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow,"
- Transportation and Hydrocarbon Oils in Canadian Arctic
- Union Lists
- Union of Ontario Indians
- United Nations
- "Who is an Indian? Implications for Public Policy,"
- John W. Larner, "The Kootenay Plains (Alberta) Land Question and Canadian Indian Policy, 1799-1947." " Ph.D. dissertation, West Virginia University,
- Names and Subjects
John William Larner Papers, 1971-1975
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Larner, John William, Jr.
- Title
- John William Larner Papers
- Dates
- 1971-1975 (inclusive)19711975
- 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
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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
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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.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 456, John William Larner Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
"Aboriginal People of Canada and their Environment,", 1973Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 1
"Activities of the National Indian Brotherhood,", 1971-1972Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 4
Annual Meeting, Indian Association of Alberta, 1971Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 6
"Calder et al. v. Attorney General of British Columbia", 1970Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 8
Ecological Aspects of Overcoming World Hunger, 1969Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 14
"Environment, Control of Population Growth and Family Planning,", 1972Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 15
Finding Aids for Statistical Information, 1971-1972Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 17
"Land Use Regulation in the Yukon Territory,", undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 24
"The Legal Status of the Canadian Eskimo,", undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 27
National Indian Brotherhood:Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 30 | Constitutional Position
Paper 2
items.
|
undated |
| 1 | 31 | General Correspondence and
Notes 15
items.
|
1972-1973 |
| 1 | 32 | TARR Working Meeting 1
item.
|
1971 |
Natural Resources and Public Property under Constitution of Canada, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 34
"Statement on Rights of the Indian Nation of Canada,", 1974Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 39
"Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow,", 1973Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 41
Transportation and Hydrocarbon Oils in Canadian Arctic, 1971Return to Top
Container(s): Box 2, Folder 42
"Who is an Indian? Implications for Public Policy,", 1972Return to Top
Container(s): Box 2, Folder 49
John W. Larner, "The Kootenay Plains (Alberta) Land Question and Canadian Indian Policy, 1799-1947." " Ph.D. dissertation, West Virginia University, , 1972Return to Top
Container(s): Box 3, Folder 50-53
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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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