The history of the United States itself is inextricably linked with ours. To ignore Canada is to ignore a huge piece of their own past. These are basic historical truths. All of which leads me to believe that the original critics of the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy were dead on. Black Americans exist.
Native peoples exist.
Even Canadians exist. You can't wish us away, even if we don't fit your convenient cultural myths. And we won't stop saying so. This article is taken from Mark's weekly literary column, In Print, to Quebec's Hour from 1992 to 1994. Thank you for presenting us not only with such an informative article, but also such a thought provoking one.