CALL Cafe - What is an Albertan?

Examining the Stereotype: What is an Albertan?

The place where we’re born and the people we grow up with shape us in ways we may not be conscious of. The material conditions of life in Alberta—the landscape and resources—plus our history and myths have shaped a strong identity. Not only those in the rest of the country, but Albertans themselves have a stereotype of what an Albertan is—a conservative white male—a farmer, cowboy or oil worker. What are the consequences of this stereotype? Whose interests does it serve? And how accurate is it anyway? 

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