Basically, it is her views on what makes Man., Sk and AB uniquely "Western" as opposed to the rest of Canada. Can't say for sure whether I agree entirely with her perspectives, especially when it applies to Natives; but, she does provide some interesting thoughts. Her book is divided into chapters assigned to the question "What makes a Westerner?" Her answer, by chapter is:
Our relationship to the land
Our uneasy relationship with the Aboriginal population
Our stubborn refusal to recognize the "French fact"
Our excessive reverence for our pioneers and our pioneering past
Our profoundly patriarchal world and our gritty, resolute women
Our constant dissatisfaction
Our mythic view of the West
An easy and short book to read.
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