Larner, John W. Papers, 1971-1975

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John William Larner
Papers, 1971-1975

The John W. Larner papers were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Dr. Larner in June, l979 (UA 79-27), and were processed in June, 1982, by Andrew J. Gregg. Dr. Larner donated a copy of his Ph.D. dissertation in 2004.

Number of containers: 3
Linear feet of shelf space: 2
Approximate number of items: 515

BIOGRAPHY AND ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

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.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The National Indian Brotherhood papers are composed of one alphabetically arranged series. 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.

CONTAINER LIST


Box	Folder	Description	No. of Items
1	1	"Aboriginal People of Canada and their Environment," 1973	1
	2	Aboriginal Rights Conference, 1971	1
	3	"Aboriginal Title," 1971	1
	4	"Activities of the National Indian Brotherhood," 1971-1972	1
	5	An Act Respecting Indians, n.d.	1
	6	Annual Meeting, Indian Association of Alberta, 1971	1
	7	Black Mesa, n.d.	1
	8	Calder et al. v. Attorney General of British Columbia, 1970	1
	9	Canadian Task Force, 1973	1
	10	"Citizen Plus," 1970	1
	11-12	"Claims based on Native Title," 1971, 1972	2
	13	Declaration of Rights, 1974	1
	14	Ecological Aspects of Overcoming World Hunger, 1969	1
	15	"Environment, Control of Population Growth and Family Planning," 1972	1
	16	Environment, General, 1971-1973	15
	17	Finding Aids for Statistical Information, 1971-1972	25
	18	General Assembly, Minutes, 1972	1
	19	"Indians: Land and Resources," 1973	1
	20	Indian Legal Rights, Lavell, 1972	25
	21	Indian Research Under Indian Control, 1972	1
	22	Indians of Quebec Association, 1971	5
	23	Information Services, 1972	10
	24	"Land Use Regulation in the Yukon Territory," n.d.	1
	25	Larner, John W.Correspondence, 1972-1975	100
	26	Law and Native Peoples, n.d.	1
	27	"The Legal Status of the Canadian Eskimo," n.d.	1
	28	Man and Resources, 1972	10
	29	Man and Resources Conference, n.d.	1

		National Indian Brotherhood:
	30	Constitutional Position Paper, n.d.	2
	31	General Correspondence and Notes, 1972-1973	15
	32	TARR Working Meeting, 1971	1

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