Larry Edward Guno (February 28, 1940 – July 17, 2005) was a lawyer, playwright and political figure in
British Columbia
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. He represented
Atlin in the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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from 1986 to 1991 as a
New Democratic Party
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(NDP) member.
He was born in
Aiyansh, British Columbia in 1940, the son of Augustus Guno
and a member of the
Nisga'a nation. Guno was educated at
Simon Fraser University and the
University of British Columbia
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In 2000, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the federal riding of
Skeena.
He wrote the play ''Bunk #7'' based on his experiences at a
residential school. In 2005, Guno died at his home in
Terrace
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at the age of 65.
References
1940 births
2005 deaths
20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Canadian politicians
20th-century Canadian male writers
20th-century First Nations people
21st-century First Nations people
British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs
Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
New Democratic Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
Nisga'a people
First Nations politicians
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