Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
Larry Guno | |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1940 |
Birth Place: | Aiyansh, British Columbia |
Office: | MLA for Atlin |
Term Start: | 1986 |
Term End: | 1991 |
Predecessor: | Al Passarell |
Successor: | Riding merged into Bulkley Valley-Stikine |
Party: | New Democrat |
Occupation: | lawyer, playwright |
Larry Edward Guno (February 28, 1940 - July 17, 2005) was a lawyer, playwright and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Atlin in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.
He was born in Aiyansh, British Columbia in 1940, the son of Augustus Guno and a member of the Nisga'a nation.[1] Guno was educated at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.[2] In 2000, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the federal riding of Skeena.[3] He wrote the play Bunk #7 based on his experiences at a residential school. In 2005, Guno died at his home in Terrace at the age of 65.[4]