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Perception, Innovation, and Adaptation: The Palliser Triangle of Western Canada

It is close to a truism to state that people in novel situations act in terms of past knowledge, experience, and perceptions;1 hence, conventional studies of regional settlement have employed the concepts of diffusion and adoption to interpret resulting cultural characteristics.2 However, to meet exigencies inherent in the settlement of a recently opened area, wholly new perceptions, tools, and institutions are frequently required, especially if unique conditions are faced. Such experiences were apparently embodied in the settlement of certain North American drylands, whose development has been usefully interpreted with respect to the three concepts of perception, innovation, and adaptation.3 By applying identical concepts to the settlement of the Palliser Triangle during its active period of colonization, 1905-1935, the author endeavors to further the understanding of actual experiences in the development of that region, and thus