Aamjiwnaang First Nation

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Aamjiwnaang First Nation is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) Indigenous community and reserve located near Sarnia in southwestern Ontario, Canada, known for its proximity to heavy industrial development in the region often called “Chemical Valley.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations reserve
Indigenous community
country Canada
ethnicGroup Anishinaabe
linked to: Anishinabek

Ojibwe
governedBy Aamjiwnaang First Nation Band Council
governmentType band council
hasCommunityFocus protection of community health
protection of land and water
hasCommunityType on-reserve settlement
reserve
hasCulturalIdentity Anishinaabe
linked to: Anishinabek

Ojibwe
hasEnvironmentalConcern cumulative industrial impacts
industrial emissions
toxic chemicals
hasIssue air pollution exposure
chemical contamination concerns
environmental health impacts
hasNeighbour City of Sarnia
linked to: Sarnia

Petrochemical facilities in Chemical Valley
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasRight treaty rights under Canadian law
hasTraditionalLanguage Ojibwe language
linked to: Chippewa language
knownFor concerns about industrial pollution
environmental justice activism
proximity to heavy industrial development
locatedIn Ontario
southwestern Ontario
locatedInRegion Lambton County
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Chemical Valley
Sarnia industrial area
Sarnia, Ontario
linked to: Sarnia
locatedOn St. Clair River
partOf Anishinaabe peoples
linked to: Anishinabek

Ojibwe peoples
linked to: White Earth Ojibwe
recognizedAs First Nation
recognizedBy Government of Canada
subjectOf environmental health studies
reports on industrial pollution in Chemical Valley
traditionalTerritory Anishinaabe traditional lands around the St. Clair River

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Southwestern Ontario hasIndigenousTerritory Aamjiwnaang First Nation
Chemical Valley adjacentTo Aamjiwnaang First Nation
Aamjiwnaang First Nation governedBy Aamjiwnaang First Nation Band Council
linked to: Aamjiwnaang First Nation