Aamjiwnaang First Nation

Aamjiwnaang First Nation

The Aamjiwnaang First Nation (also referred to in government sources as Sarnia Indian Reserve 45 or Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation) is a First Nations community of about 850 Chippewa (Ojibwe) Aboriginal peoples, located in a reserve on the shores of the St. Clair River near Sarnia, Ontario in southwestern Ontario, Canada – just across the US border from Port Huron, Michigan [" [http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,635169635,00.html Natives see son shortage in 'Chemical Valley'] , "Deseret Morning News", December 18, 2005"] .

The name "Aamjiwnaang", or more fully vocalised as "Aamijiwanaang", means "at the spawning stream."

The Aamjiwnaang community has expressed concern regarding its proximity to chemical plants in the area, as birth rates of their people have been documented by the American journal Environmental Health Perspectives [" [http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2005/8479/abstract.html Environmental Health Perspectives study documenting skewed sex ratio] "] as deviating from the normal ratio of close to 50% boys, 50% girls. The ratio as found between 1999 and 2003 by the journal was roughly 33% boys, and 67% girls [" [http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/09/02/no_boys20050902.html Aamjiwnaang First Nations concerned about chemical exposure] ", "CBC News", September 02, 2005 ] . The First Nation is concerned that this abnormal trend is due to exposure to the effluent and emissions of the nearby chemical plants. This is also the first place in the world to have 2 girls to every boy.

Prominent members

*Fred Plain - former president of the Union of Ontario Indians

References

ee also

* Chippewas of Sarnia Band v. Canada (Attorney General)

External links

* [http://www.aamjiwnaang.ca/ Aamjiwnaang First Nation - Home]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3538025&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Ontario&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All&Custom= 2001 Community Profiles] for Sarnia 45 from Statistics Canada


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