Aamjiwnaang First Nation Explained
Aamjiwnaang |
Official Name: | Sarnia Indian Reserve No.45 |
Settlement Type: | Indian reserve |
Nickname: | The Rapids |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Coordinates: | 42.925°N -106°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Indian Reserve |
Subdivision Name2: | Lambton |
Subdivision Name3: | Sarnia 45 |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Title2: | Formed |
Government Type: | Council |
Leader Title: | Chief |
Leader Name: | Christopher Plain |
Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
Leader Name1: | Sarnia—Lambton |
Area Land Km2: | 12.58 |
Population Total: | 648 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | 50.8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | N7T |
Area Codes: | 519 and 226 |
Website: | www.aamjiwnaang.ca |
Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
Leader Name2: | Sarnia—Lambton |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
The Aamjiwnaang First Nation (formerly known as Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation) is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) First Nations Band located on reserve land by the St. Clair River in Ontario, Canada, three miles south of the southern tip of Lake Huron. The reserve is located across from the United States border from Port Huron, Michigan, and is a result of treaties that were negotiated with the Crown in the 1820s. There are approximately 2,000 band members with about 650 living on the reserve. Their heritage language is Ojibwe.
The word Aamjiwnaang (am-JIN-nun) means "meeting place by the rapid water", which describes the surrounding communities.
Environmental issues
See main article: Environmental impact of the chemical industry in Sarnia. The Aamjiwnaang community has expressed concern regarding its proximity to petrochemical, polymer, and chemical plants in the area, as birth rates of their people have been documented by the American journal Environmental Health Perspectives as deviating from the normal ratio of close to 50% boys, 50% girls.[2] The ratio as found between 1999 and 2003 by the journal was roughly 33% boys, and 67% girls,[3] the lowest live male birth rate in Canada.[4] [5]
On April 25, 2024 Aamjiwnaang announced a state of emergency after preliminary data from an air pollutant monitor in the community showed elevated levels of benzene.[6] Seven days earlier, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued a provincial order to nearby INEOS Styrolution, and the facility shutdown operations temporarily.[7]
Notable members
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Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census - Sarnia 45, Indian reserve (Census subdivision), Ontario and Lambton, County (Census division), Ontario . . . 2024-04-30 . 2024-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240430175011/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=sarnia%2045&DGUIDlist=2021A00053538025&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 . live .
- C. A. Mackenzie. A. Lockridge. M. Keith. amp. Declining Sex Ratio in a First Nation Community. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2005. 113. 10. 16203237. 1295–8. 1281269. 10.1289/ehp.8479.
- News: Aamjiwnaang First Nations concerned about chemical exposure. 2008-10-21. CBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20100502054354/http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2005/09/02/no_boys20050902.html. 2010-05-02. dead. 2005-09-02.
- Web site: Aboriginal Canadians, Chemical valley . . Mary Ann Colihan . 1 April 2008 . 28 March 2012 . 27 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327091442/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/aboriginals/health.html . live .
- Web site: Environmental Rights--Human Rights and Pollution in Sarnia's Chemical Valley . University of victoria . 13 June 2011 . 28 March 2012 . 24 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324160036/http://www.elc.uvic.ca/associates/documents/ChemicalValleyAssociatesBackgrounder_June13.11.pdf . live .
- Web site: Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over benzene levels. cbc.ca. 25 April 2024. 30 April 2024. 28 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240428005026/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/aamjiwnaang-first-nation-benzene-1.7185596. live.
- Web site: Ontario takes action against chemical plant after Aamjiwnaang First Nation residents fell ill. globalnews.ca. 19 April 2024. 30 April 2024. 28 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240428033743/https://globalnews.ca/news/10437419/ontario-takes-action-against-chemical-plant-aamjiwnaang-first-nation-residents/. live.
- News: In Conversation with Lisa Jackson . 15 March 2023 . Immerse . March 2, 2020 . 15 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315174131/https://immerse.news/in-conversation-with-lisa-jackson-44ff1bdb42c4 . live .
- Web site: Plain . Chris . Current Chief . Directory Administration . August 26, 2020 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027232209/https://www.aamjiwnaang.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Directory-Administration.pdf . live .
- Web site: Simon . June . Band Manager . Directory Administration . August 26, 2020 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027232209/https://www.aamjiwnaang.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Directory-Administration.pdf . live .
- Web site: Nahmabin . Carolyn . Membership . Directory Administration . August 26, 2020 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027232209/https://www.aamjiwnaang.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Directory-Administration.pdf . live .
- Book: Plain . David D. . The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History . August 9, 2007 . Victoria, British Columbia . 978-1425122737 . August 26, 2020 . August 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809085725/http://ojibwaylegacy.com/titles . live .