Aamjiwnaang pilot for Canadian environmental justice plan: chief

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