File consists of records of the Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada or IEA.These documents relate to the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Canadian Indian Affairs. Included among these materials are typescript notes summarising these recommendations, as well as typescript notes and minutes of meetings relating to the Association's views and recommendations on Canadian Indian Affairs which are to be put forward to the Canadian government on the basis of the Final Report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Indian Affairs. A typescript manuscript on the Indian Act and the legal status of the Indian in Canada is also among the items in this file. Note that at this time (early 1960s) Mrs. W. Harold Clark was the President of IEA..

File consists of records related to the 1960 Indian-Eskimo Association conference on The Canadian Eskimo that was held at the the Lord Simcoe Hotel in Toronto, Ontario on February 16, 1960. Contained in this file is a typescript document which takes the form of written transcripts of the addresses which were made by various speakers at this conference, and typescript reports summarising question and answer sessions at the conference and discussion groups held. The opening address was made by Mrs. Harold Clark, Chairman of the National Commission of the Indian Canadian of the Canadian Association for Adult Education. This file also contains manuscript speech notes of Mrs. Clark for a welcoming address made by her at this conference.

Various other typescript documents relating to this conference are contained in this file and include an agenda, minutes, and matters for consideration at meetings of the committee responsible for planning the conference, as well as the program for the conference, a questionnaire to be filled out by attendees, details of the arrangements for discussion groups and enrolment forms for these groups, lists of individuals invited to the conference, a cost analysis for the conference, a report on CBC materials on Eskimo Affairs, a list of films on the Canadian north, a registration form for the conference and other materials. Some correspondence from Mrs. Clark's file is also included here and takes the form of a copy of the letter of invitation to the conference. Some correspondence in this file is also addressed to Mrs. Clark and relates to the upcoming conference, The Canadian Eskimo.

File consists of a framed, undated citation presented to Clare Clark by the officers and members of the Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada as an expression of their gratitude and appreciation for her "devoted services to the cause of the native peoples of Canada". This citation was awarded to to Clark on the occasion of her retirement as president of the association.

File consists of a very small number of the records of the Indian-Eskimo Association (IEA), along with a note indicating that the records from the early days of the Association (1960-1970) were donated by Mrs. W.H.Clark to the "Indian Archives at Trent University" in 1984.

Included in this file are fragmentary materials related to the IEA and its records including typescript notes describing the history and goals of the IEA, one item of correspondence relating to Indian and Northern Affairs and the work of the Canadian Association in Support of Native Peoples and its subsequent demise, a report on the second annual meeting and conference of the IEA in 1961, and a report by Clare Clark on the grand opening of Kainai Industries Ltd. (wholly owned Indian plant for the manufacture of portable prefabricated houses) at the Blood Reserve in Standoff, Alberta on July 10, 1971. Also in the file is a clipping from the Toronto Star dated July 3, 1974 reporting on the appointment of Ralph Steinhauer to the position of Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. In light of Hon. Steinhauer's "native" background and roots this appointment is believed to have positive implications for native culture and issues according to this article.

Of note is a confidential report to the executive committee of the IEA written by Clare Clark in 1967. This report relates to a seminar on Government-Voluntary Relations sponsored by the Canadian Association for Adult Education in May 1967. A report of this seminar was originally prepared at the request of the Canadian Council on Rural Development for circulation to the executive. Clare Clark writes an additional report which aims to enlarge on the ideas discussed at this seminar and to give her own interpretation of how these ideas are relevant to the IEA. It also includes correspondence conducted between IEA. President, Martin P. O'Connell, and Clare Clark in March 1968 which relates to Clare's report which, according to Mr. Martin P. O'Connell, will be the subject of discussion at the next executive meeting