Near the Ontario-Michigan border, Canada’s densest concentration of
chemical manufacturing surrounds the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Living
in the polluted heart of Chemical Valley, members of this Indigenous
community express concern about a declining rate of male births in
addition to abnormal rates of miscarriage, asthma, cancer, and
cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses. While starvation policies
and smallpox-laced blankets might be an acknowledged part of
Canada’s past, this book reveals how the colonial legacy of
inflicting harm on Indigenous bodies persists through a system that
fails to adequately address health and ecological suffering in First
Nations communities. Everyday Exposure uncovers the systemic
injustices faced on a daily basis in Aamjiwnaang. By exploring the
problems that Canada’s conflicting levels of jurisdiction pose for
the creation of environmental justice policy, analyzing clashes
between Indigenous and scientific knowledge, and documenting the
experiences of Aamjiwnaang residents as they navigate their toxic
environment, this book argues that social and political change
requires an experiential and transformative “sensing policy”
approach, one that takes the voices of Indigenous citizens seriously.
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Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada’s Chemical Valley
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780774832656
Publisert
2021
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Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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