Aamjiwnaang a pilot for Canadian environmental justice plan

Aamjiwnaang First Nation is acting as a pilot community for how an environmental justice plan could roll out across Canada. “No one can say that environmental racism has not impacted Aamjiwnaang First Nation,” Chief Janelle Nahmabin said about the community that’s been surrounded by petrochemical industries. Members have suffered increased cancer risk due to chemical exposure like benzene and sulphur dioxide, according to a provincial health study, and the First Nation has fou